Irish prodigy ignored and misrepresented

ROWAN Hamilton was one of the world’s most brilliant mathematicians and the greatest scientist this country has produced.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

He was also a child prodigy, poet, philosopher, astronomer and visionary.

He was made a professor in TCD when he was still an undergraduate, and, at 22 years of age, was made astronomer royal.

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