
Martin David Kruskal
Martin David Kruskal was an American mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, ranging from plasma physics to general relativity and from nonlinear analysis to asymptotic analysis. His most celebrated contribution was in the theory of solitons.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- New York UniversityUniversity of ChicagoCourant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data ScienceRiverdale Neighborhood School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Medal of Science🏆 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Richard Courant
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Steven Orszag
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1925
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Birth2006
Died
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