John Allen Paulos
Mathematics professor and author
John Allen Paulos is a Temple University mathematics professor who writes about mathematical literacy. He wrote Innumeracy, a New York Times bestseller.
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American Born 1945 in Denver, United States
About John Allen Paulos
John Allen Paulos is an American who teaches mathematics as a professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. He earned his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin. He also speaks publicly and has been a columnist for ABCNews.com, Scientific American and the Guardian. Paulos writes about innumeracy, meaning the misconceptions many people have about numbers, probability and logic. His book Innumeracy spent 18 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. His other books include A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, Once Upon a Number and A Numerate Life. In 2003 he received an award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for promoting public understanding of science. In 2013 the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics honored him with its award for mathematics communication.