Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917-2008) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 90
Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-aided atmospheric physics and meteorology.
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2008Died16 April 20082004Buys Ballot MedalAwardLomonosov Gold MedalAward2000International Meteorological Organization PrizeAward1992Roger Revelle MedalAward1991Kyoto Prize in Basic SciencesAward1990Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1989Elliott Cresson MedalAward1983Crafoord Prize in GeosciencesAward1973Symons Gold MedalAward1969Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research MedalAward1917Born23 May 1917
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He founded modern chaos theory, a branch of mathematics focusing on the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.
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United States
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Academics
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Deceased
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Lived 1917 to 2008 · aged 90
