Arthur T. Benjamin Scientist

Arthur T. Benjamin (born March 19, 1961) is an American mathematician who specializes in combinatorics. Since 1989 he has been a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.He is known for mental math capabilities and "Mathemagics" performances in front of live audiences. His mathematical abilities have been highlighted in newspaper and magazine articles, at TED Talks and on the Colbert Report.

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Arthur T. Benjamin
Birth dateMarch 19, 1961
Birth place
Cleveland , Ohio , United States
Nationality
United States
Residence
Claremont California , United States
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Johns Hopkins University
Known for
Combinatorics

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Field of study
Combinatorics
Mathematics

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External resources

  1. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/262614/january-27-2010/arthur-benjamin
  2. http://www.math.hmc.edu/~benjamin
  3. https://books.google.com/books/about/Biscuits_of_Number_Theory.html?id=_g5TvMCJQB4C
  4. https://books.google.com/books/about/Proofs_that_Really_Count.html?id=n8Xx2oSlz4MC