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Biography of Martin Kruskal
28. Sep 1925 – 26. Dec 2006(81 years)Died in:Princeton, Mercer County
American mathematician
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University of ChicagoCourant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data ScienceNew York UniversityRiverdale Neighborhood School
Martin David Kruskal (* 28. September 1925 in New York City; † 26. December 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 Events1925
Born in New York City, New York
1942
University of Chicago
until 1945
1945
Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
until 1948
1946
Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
until 1951
1951
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
until 1964
1959
Princeton University
until 1989
1960
Fellow of the American Physical Society
1979
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
1983
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
1986
Howard N. Potts Medal
1989
Rutgers University
until 2006
1993
National Medal of Science
1997
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
2006
Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
2006