Isadore Singer Scientist

Isadore Manuel Singer (born April 24, 1924) is an Institute Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is noted for his work with Michael Atiyah proving the Atiyah–Singer index theorem in 1962, which paved the way for new interactions between pure mathematics and theoretical physics.He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1944. After obtaining his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1948 and 1950 respectively, he taught at UCLA and MIT, where he has spent the majority of his career.He was chair of the Committee of Science & Public Policy of the United States National Academy of Sciences, a member of the White House Science Council (1982–88), and on the Governing Board of the United States National Research Council (1995–99).

Personal facts

Isadore Singer
Birth dateApril 24, 1924
Birth place
Detroit , United States
Nationality
United States
Education
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Known for
Atiyah–Singer index theorem

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Scientist

awards
Abel Prize
National Medal of Science
Bôcher Memorial Prize
Leroy P. Steele Prize
Wigner Medal
doctoral advisor
doctoral student
John Lott (mathematician)
Dan Freed
Field of study
Mathematics

Isadore Singer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://math.mit.edu/people/profile.php?pid=249