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Revision as of 22:50, 26 August 2005
Carroll Vincent Newsom was born February 23, 1904 in Buckley, IL., Newsom received a B.A. from the College of Emporia in 1924, a M.A. from the University of Michiganin 1927 and a Ph.D. in 1931.
His academic career began as a mathematics instructor at Emporia College in 1924, at Michigan (1927-1928) and the University of New Mexico (1927-1928). He was appointed assistant professor there in 1929 and served as Head of the Department from 1932-1944. He read at Oberlin College from 1932-1944.
From 1944-1948, he worked for the New York State Department of Education. Newsom was appointed Executive Vice President in 1955 at New York University and served as 11th NYU President from 1956-1962. Newsom was President of Prentice-Hall, Inc. from 1962-1964 and Director of the National Broadcasting Co. from 1961-1971.
Newsom died February 3rd, 1990 in Dublin, OH.
Publications
- An Introduction to Mathematics: A Study of the Nature of Mathematics, University of New Mexico Press, 1936.
- An Introduction to Mathematics for College Students, University of New Mexico Press, 1939.
- An American Philosophy of Education, Van Nostrand, 1942.
- A Manual of Mathematics for Prospective Air Corps Cadets, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1942.
- Basic Mathematics for Pilots and Flight Crews, Prentice-Hall, 1943.
- An Introduction to College Mathematics, Prentice-Hall, 1946, revised edition, 1954.
- Our Great Heritage, Harper, 1948.
- Slobin-Wilbur Freshman Mathematics, Rinehart, 1948.
- A Television Policy for Education, American Council on Education, 1952.
- Foundations and Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics, Rinehart, 1958, revised edition, 1965.
- A University President Speaks Out, Harper, 1961.
- Mathematical Discourses: The Heart of Mathematical Science, Prentice-Hall, 1964.
- The Roots of Christianity, Prentice-Hall, 1979.
- Problems Are for Solving: An Autobiography, Dorrance (Bryn Mawr, PA), 1983.
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