Marston Morse
American mathematician (1892-1977) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 85
Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory.
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The Morse-Palais lemma, one of the key results in Morse theory, is named after him, as is the Thue-Morse sequence, an infinite binary sequence with many applications.
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Camillo De LellisBoth received Bôcher Memorial Prize
Larry GuthBoth received Bôcher Memorial Prize
Demetrios ChristodoulouBoth received Bôcher Memorial Prize
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