Memorial Page for Martin Kruskal (née Martin David Kruskal)
American mathematician
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Martin David Kruskal (* September 28, 1925 in New York City; † December 26, 2006 in Princeton) was an american mathematician. He was 81 years old. His education included University of Chicago, Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, New York University and Riverdale Neighborhood School. He received 7 awards, including Howard N. Potts Medal, National Medal of Science. His cause of death was stroke.
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15 EventsBorn in New York City, New York
1925University of Chicago
1942until 1945
Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
1945until 1948
Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
1946until 1951
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
1951until 1964
Princeton University
1959until 1989
Fellow of the American Physical Society
1960Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
1979Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
1983Howard N. Potts Medal
1986Rutgers University
1989until 2006
National Medal of Science
1993Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1997Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
2006Died in Princeton, Mercer County (stroke)
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- Lillian Oppenheimer
- William Kruskal
- Joseph Kruskal
Martin Kruskal (née Martin David Kruskal). Forever remembered.