Timeline for What are examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people? (Stigler's law)
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| Apr 26, 2017 at 23:22 | comment | added | Santropedro | @Dave I almost have a example for what you ask, if you accept it so. Cantor–Bernstein-Shroder theorem was according to wikipedia first proved by dedekind, althought he didn't published it. | |
| Apr 16, 2011 at 20:46 | comment | added | Dave | I was told this by an older algebra professor of mine. Here's a reference (although I'm not sure how authoritative mathpages really is, especially because it doesn't cite sources itself): mathpages.com/home/kmath640/kmath640.htm | |
| Oct 13, 2010 at 21:07 | comment | added | The Mathemagician | Guys,I'm not sure,but I think Frobenius was the first to STATE the theorum in it's full generality,but he didn't succeed in giving a complete proof.That's why Arthur Cayley and Hamilton are given credit-they supplied the first general proof,improving on thier original proofs in low dimensions.I could be wrong about this,someone please chime in if you have the right answer and give a reference. | |
| May 12, 2010 at 22:41 | comment | added | Guntram | What do you mean? That Frobenius was the first to prove it in full generality? Please supply a reference, as Cayley and Hamilton at least had proofs in dimension 2 and 3, if I recall correctly. | |
| May 11, 2010 at 9:00 | comment | added | Saul Glasman | And how long a directed cycle can we find in the graph where there is an edge from P to Q if P discovered/proved something attributed to Q? | |
| May 10, 2010 at 22:19 | history | answered | Dave | CC BY-SA 2.5 |