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Mitchell Feigenbaum | |
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 Mitchell Feigenbaum in 2006 | |
| Born | Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum December 19, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | June 30, 2019 (aged 74) New York City, New York, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Feigenbaum constants Feigenbaum function Feigenbaum universality |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellow (1984) Wolf Prize (1986) Heineman Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis E. Low |
Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum /ˈfaɪɡənˌbaʊm/ (December 19, 1944 – June 30, 2019) was an American mathematical physicist whose pioneering studies in chaos theory led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constants.