John Hammersley

British mathematician (1920-2004) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 84

John Michael Hammersley, was a British mathematician best known for his foundational work in the theory of self-avoiding walks and percolation theory.

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2004Died2 May 20041997Pólya PrizeAward1976Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1957Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1920Born21 March 1920

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