Peter Hilton | |
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.jpg) Hilton in 1993 | |
| Born | Peter John Hilton 7 April 1923 London, England |
| Died | 6 November 2010 (aged 87) Binghamton, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Known for | Eckmann–Hilton argument Eckmann–Hilton duality Hilton's theorem |
| Spouse |
Margaret Mostyn
(m. 1949–2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham Cornell University Case Western Reserve University Binghamton University University of Central Florida |
| Thesis | Calculation of the homotopy groups of -polyhedra (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | J. H. C. Whitehead |
| Doctoral students | Paul Kainen |
Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923[1] – 6 November 2010[2]) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during World War II.[3]
- ^ Peter Hilton, "On all Sorts of Automorphisms", The American Mathematical Monthly, 92(9), November 1985, p. 650
- ^ Obituaries: Peter Hilton, 8 November 2010, retrieved 9 November 2010
- ^ Pedersen, Jean (2011). "Peter Hilton: Code Breaker and Mathematician (1923–2010)" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 58 (11): 1538–1540. MR 2896083.