Bell, Eric Temple

1883 - Born on the 7th of February in Peterhead, Scotland.

1904 - He finished college at Stanford.

1907-1926 - He was a Professor at the University of Washington.

1912 - Bell finished PhD at University of Columbia.

Bell produced significant results in number theory, including Diophantine analysis.

1924 - Won the prestigious Bôcher Prize with Solomon Lefschetz.

1926 - He joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology.

1927 - His mathematical publication was the comprehensive survey Algebraic Arithmetic.

1937 - Wrote biographical collection "Men of Mathematics".

1946 - Wrote science fiction novel "The Time Stream".(under pseudonym John Taine)

1951 - Bell retired from CalTech.

1960 - He died on 21st of December in Watsonville, California.