Edward Kasner net worth and salary: Edward Kasner is a Mathematician who has a net worth of $1.5 Million. Edward Kasner was born in New York City, in April 2, 1878. Mathematician who coined the term 'googol,' to characterize a large number, one followed by a hundred zeros. He was also the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University.
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💰Edward Kasner Net worth: $1.5 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)
About
Mathematician who coined the term 'googol,' to characterize a large number, one followed by a hundred zeros. He was also the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University.
Before Fame
He worked as a math tutor at Columbia University.
Trivia
He co-wrote the book 'Mathematics and the Imagination' in 1940 where he first coined the term "googol".
Family Life
His nephew inspired him to come up with the word 'googol' to spark the interest of math in children.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow American mathematician Oswald Veblen.
