abstract:Paul Epstein (July 24, 1871 – August 11, 1939) was a German mathematician. He was known for his contributions to number theory, in particular the Epstein zeta function.
"Malaria and dengue fever are two of the mosquito-borne diseases most likely to spread dramatically as global temperatures head upward, " said the Harvard Medical School's PaulEpstein in Scientific American in 2000, in a warning typical of many.
"There are strong indications that a disturbing change in disease patterns has begun and that global warming is contributing to them, " said the report's author, Dr. PaulEpstein, Associate Director of the Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment.