Mary L. Boas
American mathematician and physics professor
About Mary L. Boas
Lived 1917 – 2010 (aged 92). Mary L. Boas was an American mathematician, physicist and university teacher, known for Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences.
Education and career She received a bachelor's degree (1938) and a master's degree (1940) in mathematics at the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. (1948) in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to her time at DePaul University, she served as an instructor in the mathematics department at Duke University.
Contributions In 2005, at the age of 88, Boas published the third edition of her textbook. She established the Mary L. Boas Endowed Scholarship at the University of Washington in 2008 to recognize outstanding academic achievements by female students in physics.
Personal life Mary Boas was married to mathematician Ralph P. Boas Jr. Her son, Harold P. Boas, is also a noted mathematician. She died on February 17, 2010, at her home near Seattle, Washington.
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American mathematician and physics professor (1917–2010)
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Mary L. Boas was born on 10 March 1917 in Prosser.
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Mary L. Boas died on 17 February 2010 in Seattle.
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Mary L. Boas was a mathematician, physicist and university teacher.
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Mary L. Boas was known for Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences.
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Mary L. Boas was American.
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