James J. Stoker

James J. Stoker
Born
James Johnston Stoker

March 2, 1905
DiedOctober 19, 1992(1992-10-19) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFederal Institute of Technology Zürich, (Ph.D., 1936)
Known forTheory of water waves
AwardsTimoshenko Medal (1970)
Scientific career
FieldsApplied Mathematics
InstitutionsCourant Institute
Doctoral advisorHeinz Hopf
George Pólya
Doctoral studentsLouis Nirenberg
Jean Van Heijenoort
Eli Turkel

James Johnston Stoker (March 2, 1905 – October 19, 1992) was an American applied mathematician and engineer. He was director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is considered one of the founders of the institute, Courant and Friedrichs being the others.[1][2] Stoker is known for his work in differential geometry and theory of water waves. He is also the author of the now classic book Water Waves: The Mathematical Theory with Applications.

  1. ^ "Courant Institute: History". New York University. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
  2. ^ "BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS: Courant". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2009-10-31.