Edward Kasner, (City College of New York 1897; Columbia University M.A., 1897; Columbia University Ph.D., 1900), who studied under Cassius Jackson Keyser, was a prominent Jewish American mathematician who was appointed Tutor on Mathematics in the Columbia University Mathematics Department. Kasner was the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University. Wikipedia
Google is a play on the word googol , which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, Mathematics and the Imagination by Kasner and James Newman. www.google.com/corporate/history.html
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Edward Kasner ( 1878 - 1955 ) was an American mathematician , mostly known for his role in the origin of the word googol . Kasner studied at Columbia University under Cassius Keyser . He received his Ph.D. in 1899 ; his dissertation was titled The Invar www.gardeningdaily.com/flowers-and-plants/Edward_Kasner