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# William Rowan Hamilton

(1805–1865)   Mathematician

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William Rowan Hamilton was a mathematician, best known for *Elements of quaternions*.

## Quick Facts About William Rowan Hamilton

Born August 4, 1805

Died September 2, 1865

Profession Mathematician

Notable works Elements of quaternions

## About William Rowan Hamilton

Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics. His theoretical works and mathematical equations are considered fundamental to modern theoretical physics, particularly his reformulation of Lagrangian mechanics. His research included the analysis of geometrical optics, Fourier analysis, and quaternions, the last of which made him one of the founders of modern linear algebra.

##  Quotes by William Rowan Hamilton

> [I regard it as an inelegance, or imperfection, in quaternions, or rather in the state to which it has been hitherto unfolded,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rowan-hamilton/i-regard-it-as-an-inelegance-or-imperfection-in-quaternions-or-rather/)

William Rowan Hamilton

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> [Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rowan-hamilton/who-would-not-rather-have-the-fame-of-archimedes-than-that-of-his/)

William Rowan Hamilton

[Archimedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/archimedes/)

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> [Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rowan-hamilton/time-is-said-to-have-only-one-dimension-and-space-to-have-three/)

William Rowan Hamilton

[Chains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chains/)

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