Some Simple Dynamical Systems
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(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1986-1987).
Dr. Milnor holds the Veblen Chair at the Institute for Advanced Study, of which he has been a member since 1963. Born in Orange, ew Jersey, Dr. Milnor received the A.B. and the Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, where he taught-as Higgins Lecturer, Henry Putnam University Professor, and chairman of the department-until 1966. He has been Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles; and professor of mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Honors for his work have included the Field Medal awarded by the International Mathematical Union in 1962, the National Medal of Science awarded in 1966, the Steele Prize awarded by the American Mathematical Society in 1982, and honorary degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Chicago, among other . Dr. Milnor is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Mathematical Society, and the American Philosophical Society. He has been associated with the Institute for Advanced Study since 1963, when he became a long-term member. He has published in the Journal of Differential Geometry;, American Mathematical Monthly, and the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, among other periodicals.
His Wor: Dr. Milnor's research has concentrated on differential topology, especially the topology of manifolds; differential geometry; and dynamical systems.
His Lecture: November 15, 1986: "Some Simple Dynamical Systems"
Keywords
Mathematics
Creation Date
November 15, 1986
Recommended Citation
Milnor, John Willard, "Some Simple Dynamical Systems" (1986). DSLS 1986-1987. 7.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1986_1987/7