Barrow-Green June
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2020 Jun 26;378(2174):20190506. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0506. Epub 2020 Jun 8.
George Gabriel Stokes won the coveted title of Senior Wrangler in 1841, a year in which the examination papers for the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos were notoriously difficult. Coming top in the Mathematical Tripos was a notable achievement, but for Stokes it was a prize hard won after several years of preparation, and not only years spent at Cambridge. When Stokes arrived at Pembroke College, he had spent the previous two years at Bristol College, a school which prided itself on its success in preparing students for Oxford and Cambridge. This article follows Stokes' path to the senior wranglership, tracing his mathematical journey from his arrival in Bristol to the end of his final year of undergraduate study at Cambridge. This article is part of the theme issue 'Stokes at 200 (Part 1)'.
乔治·加布里埃尔·斯托克斯在1841年赢得了令人梦寐以求的高级 wrangler 头衔，在那一年，剑桥大学数学荣誉学位考试的试卷异常难。在数学荣誉学位考试中拔得头筹是一项显著成就，但对斯托克斯来说，这是经过数年准备才艰难获得的奖项，而且不只是在剑桥度过的几年。斯托克斯进入彭布罗克学院时，此前已在布里斯托尔学院度过了两年，这所学校以成功帮助学生备考牛津大学和剑桥大学而自豪。本文追溯了斯托克斯获得高级 wrangler 头衔的历程，描绘了他从抵达布里斯托尔到剑桥大学本科最后一年结束的数学之旅。本文是主题特刊“斯托克斯诞辰200周年（第一部分）”的一部分。
