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Calculus Textbook Author James Stewart Has Died

Posted by timothy on from the it-was-a-wonderful-life dept.

Onnimikki writes James Stewart, author of the calculus textbooks many of us either loved or loved to hate, has died. In case you ever wondered what the textbook was funding, this story has the answer: a $32 million dollar home over-looking a ravine in Toronto, Canada.

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  1. Math author dies rich... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... Figures.

  2. What are the implications for the textbook market? by guacamole · · Score: 4, Funny

    Having passed away, since Mr Stewart can no longer update the textbook every year or so, does this mean that this Calculus text will finally stabilize, stop being updated, and the prices would drop?