Marston Morse Scientist

Harold Calvin Marston Morse (24 March 1892 – 22 June 1977) 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. In 1933 he was awarded the Bôcher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis.

Personal facts

Marston Morse
Birth dateMarch 24, 1892
Birth place
Waterville Maine
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJune 22, 1977
Place of death
Princeton New Jersey
Education
Harvard University
Colby College
Known for
Morse theory

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Gustav A. Hedlund
Arthur Sard
Arthur Barton Brown
Emilio Baiada
Walter Leighton
Field of study
Mathematics

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External resources

  1. http://av.cah.utexas.edu/index.php?title=Category:Pits,_Peaks,_and_Passes:_A_Lecture_on_Critical_Point_Theory,_Parts_1_and_2
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=6Bc8bwAACAAJ
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=UOLuAAAAMAAJ
  4. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=577
  5. http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/morse-h-marston.pdf