Norman Steenrod | |
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| Born | April 22, 1910 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | 14 October 1971 (aged 61) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA) Harvard University (MA) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Known for | Eilenberg–Steenrod axioms Steenrod squares |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago University of Michigan Princeton University |
| Thesis | Universal Homology Groups (1936) |
| Doctoral advisor | Solomon Lefschetz |
| Doctoral students | José Adem Peter J. Freyd Samuel Gitler Wu-Chung Hsiang Jerome Levine William S. Massey Paul A. Schweitzer Edwin Spanier George W. Whitehead |
Norman Earl Steenrod (April 22, 1910 – October 14, 1971) was an American mathematician most widely known for his contributions to the field of algebraic topology.[1]
- ^ Steenrod, Norman, et al. First Concepts of Topology. The Mathematical Association of America New Mathematical Library. Miami: 1966.