Brian Hayes (scientist)

For other people named Brian Hayes, see Brian Hayes (disambiguation).

Brian Hayes (born December 10, 1949 ^[1] ) is an American scientist, columnist and author.

Hayes is a senior writer and regular columnist for the magazine American Scientist , and was editor in chief for the magazine from 1990 to 1992. He has also edited and written columns for Scientific American , as well as writing for Computer Language and The Sciences . ^[2] He won a National Magazine Award for his essay "Clock of Ages" in 2000. ^[3]

Hayes is the author of three books:

• Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape (W. W. Norton, 2005, ISBN   978-0-393-32959-9; revised and updated edition: W.W. Norton, 2014, ISBN   978-0393349832). ^{[4] [5]}
• Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions (Hill and Wang, 2008; Macmillan, 2009, ISBN   978-0-8090-5217-2). ^{[6] [7]}
• Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations (MIT Press, 2017, ISBN   9780262036863

References

1. "My First 1000000 Years | bit-player" . Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. Brian Hayes: Biography, American Scientist .
3. "Winners and Finalists Database | ASME". www.magazine.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
4. Rossi, Jim (October 25, 2005), "Brian Hayes' Infrastructure offers a tour of the "unnatural" side of America", Grist .
5. "Industrial structures", Architectural Science Review, September 1, 2006.
6. Lippincott, Sara (May 11, 2008), "Let them eat pi: Group Theory in the Bedroom And Other Mathematical Diversions", Los Angeles Times .
7. Athitakis, Mark (April 11, 2008), "How things add up", Star Tribune .

External links

• bit-player, Hayes' blog
• Hayes' author page at The American Scientist, with links to his columns and book reviews