Tadashi Tokieda | |
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 Tokieda in 2013 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Sophia University[2] University of Oxford Princeton University |
| Awards | Paul R. Halmos–Lester R. Ford Award (2014)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Cambridge University Stanford University |
| Thesis | Null Sets of Symplectic Capacity |
| Doctoral advisor | William Browder |
Tadashi Tokieda (Japanese: 時枝正; born 1968) is a Japanese mathematician, working in mathematics and physics. He is a professor of mathematics at Stanford University; previously he was a fellow and Director of Studies of Mathematics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is also very active in inventing, collecting, and studying toys that uniquely reveal and explore real-world surprises of mathematics and physics. In comparison with most mathematicians, he had an unusual path in life: he started as a painter, and then became a classical philologist, before switching to mathematics. Tokieda is considered a creative and fun person, giving excellent talks and explanations where he shows and teaches mathematical concepts in a simple, entertaining and beautiful way.
- ^ "Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards". Maa.org.
- ^ 数学まなびはじめ 第３集 [Introduction to Mathematics Learning Volume 3] (in Japanese). Tōkyō: Nihon Hyōronsha. 23 July 2015. pp. 190–203. ISBN 978-4-535-78592-2.