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# Sylvester's Influence on Applied Mathematics

@inproceedings{Higham2014SylvestersIO,
title={Sylvester's Influence on Applied Mathematics},
author={Nicholas John Higham},
year={2014}
}
James Joseph Sylvester coined the term matrix'' and contributed much to the early development of matrix theory. To mark the 200th anniversary of his birth I show how Sylvester's work on matrices continues to influence applied mathematics today.
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