The assistant professor of mathematics and statistics published an article in Math Horizons on productive failure throughout the history of mathematics.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Kristen Mazur has published a peer-reviewed article entitled “Even Poincaré Made Mistakes: Tales of Success Through Failure” in the publication Math Horizons.
In the article, Mazur discusses three stories from the history of mathematics in which famous mathematicians and scientists failed, yet their failure led to mathematical growth.
Math Horizons is an official publication of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). It is the undergraduate magazine of the MAA and as such its target audience is undergraduate students who are enthusiastic about mathematics and have some mathematical training. Math Horizons is published four times per year, and all MAA members have free access to it.
Mazur, Kristen. (2020). Even Poincaré Made Mistakes: Tales of Success Through Failure. Math Horizons. 27(3): 6-9.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10724117.2019.1678972