آلفرد نورث وایتهد

آلفرد نوث وایت‌هد (زاده ۱۵ فوریه ۱۸۶۱ - مرگ ۳۰ دسامبر ۱۹۴۷) فیلسوف و ریاضی‌دان انگلیسی بود.
زندگی
وایتهد در رامس‌گیت از توابع شهرستان کنت در کشور انگلستان به دنیا آمد. پدربزرگ وی از بنیان‌گذاران آکادمی چت‌من شناخته می‌شود، این آکادمی یک مدرسه نسبتا موفق برای پسران به شمار می‌آید. آلفرد از مدارس شربورن و دور ست
فارغ‌التحصیل شد. سپس وی به بهترین مدارس عمومی کشور رفت. وی در دوران کودکی بسیار محدود و تحت نظر خانواده بود لیکن در دوران مدرسه در ورزش و ریاضی سرآمد گردید و نفر اول کلاس خود شد.
او کتاب‌هایی را در زمینه جبر، منطق، مبانی ریاضی، فلسفه علم، فیزیک، متافیزیک و آموزش نوشت. وایتهد استاد راهنمای پایان‌نامه دکتری برتراند راسل و ویلارد کواین بود. وی به کمک برتراند راسل کتاب اصول ریاضی را نگاشت.
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