Paul J. Nahin

Paul J. Nahin (born November 26, 1940) is an American electrical engineer, author, and former college professor.

Born in California, Nahin graduated from Brea Olinda High School in 1958, and thereafter received a B.S.

[1] Nahin thereafter taught at Harvey Mudd College, the University of Virginia, and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

[2] As an author, Nahin's publications include biographies of Oliver Heaviside, George Boole, and Claude Shannon, books on mathematical concepts such as Euler's formula, the Riemann hypothesis, and the imaginary unit, and a number of books on the physics and philosophical puzzles of time travel.

[3] In 1979, Nahin received the first Harry Rowe Mimno writing award,[4] from the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society.