Ivor Malcolm Haddon Etherington
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Ivor Malcolm Haddon Etherington (born February 8, 1908, Lewisham
, England
; died January 1, 1994) was a mathematician who worked initially on general relativity
, but later moved into genetics
where he introduced genetic algebra
s.
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; died January 1, 1994) was a mathematician who worked initially on general relativity
General relativity
General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916. It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics...
, but later moved into genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
where he introduced genetic algebra
Genetic algebra
In mathematical genetics, a genetic algebra is a algebra used to model inheritance in genetics. Some variations of these algebras are called train algebras, special train algebras, gametic algebras, Bernstein algebras, copular algebras, zygotic algebras, and baric algebras...
s.