An Unreasonable Man Published

March 4, 2010

http://math-blog.com/2010/01/31/an-unreasonable-man/

Book review of two recent books (Perfect Rigor and The Poincare Conjecture) about the Poincare Conjecture and the mathematician Grigory Perelman.


Kepler’s New Astronomy

December 18, 2009

Kepler’s New Astronomy published by the Math Blog.

This year (2009) is the 400th anniversary of the publication of Johannes Kepler’s book New Astronomy (Astronomia Nova) announcing the discovery of the elliptical orbit of Mars to the world. The discovery of the elliptical orbit of Mars and the mathematical rule of motion for Mars on its elliptical orbit by Johannes Kepler in 1605 is one of the most important advances in astronomy, physics, and science. This discovery transformed the unproven heliocentric theory of Copernicus into a rigorous predictive theory that outperformed the traditional geocentric theory of Claudius Ptolemy and his successors. The discovery paved the way for Newton’s theory of gravitation. It remains one of a small number of cases where a simple mathematical rule for seemingly complex and confusing data has been found. In many respects, the discovery of the elliptical orbit of Mars and other planets is more important than the better known work of Kepler’s contemporary Galileo. In honor of Kepler, NASA has named its recent mission to look for extra-solar planets, especially possible other Earths that might support life or even intelligence, the Kepler mission.


Faster, Better, Cheaper Search Engines Published by Math Blog

November 3, 2009

http://math-blog.com/2009/10/25/faster-better-cheaper-search-engines/


The Conservative Batman versus the Joker

October 4, 2009
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Faster, Better, Cheaper Search Engines White Paper

October 1, 2009

Faster, Better, Cheaper Search Engines White Paper


Interview Published in Frontier Economy

August 22, 2009

Research (and Development) of Complex Algorithms
An interview with John F. McGowan, Ph.D., based on his article Complex
Algorithm Research and Development: Harder Than Many Think.

http://www.frontiereconomy.com/2009/08/research-and-development-of-complex-algorithms/


Interview on The Space Show

August 6, 2009

Interview on The Space Show

Interview on The Space Show

Dr. John McGowan discusses trial and error testing and cheap access to space on The Space Show, a popular Internet radio program on space development and space exploration.


John on Math-Blog

July 20, 2009

My article on complex algorithm R&D published at the Math-Blog:

Complex Algorithm R&D: Harder Than Many Think


The Hidden Job Market

July 9, 2009

The Hidden Job Market


It is a truism that most jobs are found through the mysterious “hidden job market”. This article explains what the hidden job market is, how to find it, and how to use the hidden job market to find a job


Mommy! The Government Made Me Do It Again!

July 5, 2009

http://www.jmcgowan.com/mommy_again.pdf

Mommy! The Government Made Me Do It Again!


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