Béla Bollobás

Mathematician, combinatorialist, author

Béla Bollobás - Mathematician, combinatorialist, author
Born

August 3rd, 1943
81 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Hungary

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Béla Bollobás is a mathematician and academic specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. Significant contributions include the study of random graphs, extremal graph theory, and the development of probabilistic methods in combinatorics. An influential textbook, 'Random Graphs', published in 1985, has been widely referenced in the field. His work has shaped the direction of numerous mathematical investigations. Throughout a prolific career, Bollobás has held academic positions at various institutions, including the University of Memphis and the University of Cambridge.

Authored 'Random Graphs'

Contributed to extremal graph theory

Developed probabilistic combinatorics methods

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