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Peer reviewedGeller, B.; Bruk, Y. – Quantum, 1991
Presents a brief historical sketch of the life and work of one of the founders of modern mathematical physics. Discusses three problem-solving applications of the Poisson distribution with examples from elementary probability theory. Provides background on two of his noteworthy results from the physics of oscillations and the deformation of rigid…
Descriptors: Biographies, Enrichment Activities, Mathematics History, Physics
