John Milnor
Mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
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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