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[[File:Haskell_Brooks_Curry.jpg|thumb|Haskell Brooks Curry.]]'''Haskell Brooks Curry''' (/ˈhæskəl ˈkɜːri/; September 12, 1900 – September 1, 1982) was an American mathematician and logician. | [[File:Haskell_Brooks_Curry.jpg|thumb|Haskell Brooks Curry.]]'''Haskell Brooks Curry''' (/ˈhæskəl ˈkɜːri/; September 12, 1900 – September 1, 1982) was an American mathematician and logician. | ||
Curry is best known for his work in combinatory logic; while the initial concept of combinatory logic was based on a single paper by Moses Schönfinkel, much of the development was done by Curry. | Curry is best known for his work in [[Combinatory logic (nonfiction)|combinatory logic]]; while the initial concept of combinatory logic was based on a single paper by [[Moses Schönfinkel (nonfiction)|Moses Schönfinkel]], much of the development was done by Curry. | ||
Curry is also known for Curry's paradox and the Curry–Howard correspondence. | Curry is also known for Curry's paradox and the Curry–Howard correspondence. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Paul Bernays (nonfiction)]] - Doctoral advisor | |||
* [[Combinatory logic (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Moses Schönfinkel (nonfiction)]] - Colleague | ||
External links: | External links: | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 26 February 2018
Haskell Brooks Curry (/ˈhæskəl ˈkɜːri/; September 12, 1900 – September 1, 1982) was an American mathematician and logician.
Curry is best known for his work in combinatory logic; while the initial concept of combinatory logic was based on a single paper by Moses Schönfinkel, much of the development was done by Curry.
Curry is also known for Curry's paradox and the Curry–Howard correspondence.
There are three programming languages named after him -- Haskell, Brook and Curry -- as well as the concept of currying, a technique used for transforming functions in mathematics and computer science.
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Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Paul Bernays (nonfiction) - Doctoral advisor
- Combinatory logic (nonfiction)
- Mathematician (nonfiction)
- Moses Schönfinkel (nonfiction) - Colleague
External links:
- Haskell Curry @ Wikipedia