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Did Heaviside receive widespread recognition during his lifetime?

  • Yes, he was world-renowned

  • No, recognition came posthumously

  • Only recognition from friends and family

  • Yes, but only regionally

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Oliver Heaviside was a self-educated electrical engineer who made many significant contributions to mathematics and electrical engineering. However, he did not receive widespread recognition during his lifetime. Heaviside's work was often not published in mainstream journals, and he did not have a formal university education. As a result, his work was not widely known or understood.
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