Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton (born April 24 1922) is a British painter and collage artist. His 1956 collage titled "Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?", produced for the "This is Tomorrow" exhibition of the Independent Group in London, is considered by some critics and historians to be the first work of Pop Art.

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Richard Hamilton is an NBA player for the Detroit Pistons. He is 6-foot-7, 210 pounds and plays guard and small forward. He hails from Coatesville, Pennsylvania and played college basketball at the University of Connecticut. His nickname is "Rip." He was named Most Outstanding Player when U.Conn. won the NCAA tournament in 1999. He played for the Washington Wizards of the NBA for his first three seasons, then was traded to Detroit in 2002 for Jerry Stackhouse. He has settled in to become one of the NBA's top shooting guards.

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Richard S. Hamilton is Professor of Mathematics at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. in 1966 from Princeton University. Among his most significant ideas is that of the Ricci flow.