Author of the Month February

William Byers

William P. Byers is a Canadian mathematician and philosopher; professor emeritus in mathematics and statistics at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He completed a BSc ('64), and an MSc ('65) from McGill University and obtained his PhD ('69) from the University of Califormia, Berkeley. His area of interests include Dynamical Systems, and the Philosophy of Mathematics. Byers has published in various mathematical journals and most recently published two books, How Mathematicians Think and The Blind Spot, both published by Princeton University Press. How Mathematicians Think is a book published in the area of philosophy of mathematics, and The Blind Spot is in the area of philosophy of science.