What was the Hamilton Institute named after?
Hamilton Institute: The Hamilton Institute is a multi-disciplinary research centre at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, named after William Rowan Hamilton, arguably Ireland's most distinguished mathematician. William Rowan Hamilton: Sir William Rowan Hamilton PRIA FRSE (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra.
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