Des MacHale
| Des MacHale | |
|---|---|
 Des MacHale | |
| Born |
January 28, 1946 Castlebar, Ireland, |
| Residence | Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University of Keele |
| Occupation | Professor of Mathematics, Author |
Desmond "Des" MacHale is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at University College Cork, Ireland.[1] [2]
He gained degrees at University College Galway and the University of Keele. MacHale is a prolific author on various subjects, most notably humour.[3][4] He has written twenty books of lateral thinking problems[5] with author Paul Sloane. He speaks on mathematics, humour and puzzles.[6] He is a native of Castlebar, County Mayo.
Selected publications
- Best Irish Humorous Quotations (Mercier, 1995), ISBN 1-85635-138-6
- Comic Sections: The Book of Mathematical Jokes, Humour, Wit and Wisdom (Boole Press, 1993), ISBN 1-85748-006-6
- The World's Best Maggie Thatcher Jokes (Angus & Robertson, 1989), ISBN 0-207-16224-7
- The Book of Irish Bull: Better than All the Udders (Mercier, 1987), ISBN 0-85342-822-0
- George Boole: His Life and Work (Boole Press, 1985), ISBN 0-906783-14-3
- "Picture The Quiet Man" Appletree Press (2004) – Book on the movie The Quiet Man.
References
- ↑ "Daytripper; Des MacHale". The Cork News. 11 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "How Des was nearly lost to science". Irish Times. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Amazon, Books by Des MacHale".
- ↑ "Mercier Press, Authors, Des MacHale".
- ↑ Kohler, Chris. "Hands On: Sloane and MacHale, New DS Puzzler From Layton Developer". Wired. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Youtube, Des MacHale".
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