About W. R. Alford
Lived 1937 – 2003 (aged 65). W. R. Alford was an American mathematician, lawyer and university teacher.
William Robert "Red" Alford (July 21, 1937 – May 29, 2003) was an American mathematician and lawyer, who was best known for his work in the fields of topology and number theory.
Personal life Alford was born in Canton, Mississippi, to parents Clayton and Pennington Alford. After graduating high school, Alford became a member of the United States Air Force, and earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematics and physics from The Citadel (1959).
Subsequently, he earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Tulane University (1963),
Mathematics Alford's dissertation at Tulane was entitled: Some Wild Embeddings of the One and Two Dimensional Spheres in the Three Sphere.
In 1994, in a paper with Andrew Granville and Carl Pomerance, he proved the infinitude of Carmichael numbers
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Who was W. R. Alford?
mathematician (1937-2003)
When was W. R. Alford born?
W. R. Alford was born on 21 July 1937 in Canton.
When did W. R. Alford die?
W. R. Alford died on 29 May 2003.
What was W. R. Alford's occupation?
W. R. Alford was a mathematician, lawyer and university teacher.
What nationality was W. R. Alford?
W. R. Alford was American.
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