John Milnor

Mathematician and Fields Medal recipient

John Milnor - Mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
Born

February 20th, 1931
94 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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An American mathematician and academic contributed significantly to topology, differential topology, and geometric topology. Milnor's work on the theory of differentiable manifolds and the discovery of exotic spheres advanced mathematical understanding. He served as a professor at Princeton University and later at the Institute for Advanced Study. The Fields Medal was awarded in 1962 for groundbreaking contributions to the field of mathematics.

Awarded the Fields Medal in 1962

Pioneered the theory of exotic spheres

Published influential work in topology

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