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There are many famous scientists that used pen names or pseudo names according to this article. http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/in-defence-of-pseudonyms-in-science-defending-the-right-to-write Nicolaus Copernicus put his theory on the Solar System and the earth orbiting the sun in his theory titled heliocentrism named “Commentariolus.” He did so anonymously. The church at that time stated that the earth was the center of the universe. Initially, the pope accepted his theory in 1535. However, later in 1616, Copernicus’s book on heliocentrism was banned by the church, both the Protestant and Catholic church. Heliocentrism merely means the sun is the center of the solar system, not the earth. http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2013/0219/Copernicus-and-the-Church-What-the-history-books-don-t-say Copernicus “delayed because he feared an adverse reaction — not from Church leaders, but from his fellow scholars.” William Sealy Gosset used a pen name of “Student” to create the t-test. Isaac Newton creator of the theory of physics in the laws of motion used a pen name of Jehovah Sanctus Unus Here is an blog writing about famous mathematicians that used a pen name. For instance, Lewis Carroll is the pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote about mathematical logic paradoxes. However, Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice in Wonderland”. Another alive mathematician is Bruno Poizat. Bruno Poizat’s pen name is John B. Goode. http://mathoverflow.net/questions/45185/pseudonyms-of-famous-mathematicians Profession Mathematicians who did something outside of Mathematics under a pseudonym (pen name). F. Hausdorff - Paul Mongre E. Temple Bell - John Taine Mathematics done under a pen name Sophie Germain - Monsieur Antoine Auguste Le Blanc - She is a woman that used a pen name of a man so as to be taken seriously by her other academic mathematicians. W. S. Gosset - Student Professional mathematicians writing mathematics B. Poizat - John B. Goode Collaborative pseudonyms Bourbaki, Blanche Descartes Donald Knuth used a pen name - Ursula N. Owens to get more honest reviews on his computer science papers.
