James J. Stoker
Academic
1905 – 1992
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Who was James J. Stoker?
James Johnston Stoker 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. 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.
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- Born
- Mar 2, 1905
Pittsburgh - Also known as
- James Stoker
- J. Stoker
- James Johnston Stoker
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, ETH Zurich
Mathematics
( - 1936)
- PhD, ETH Zurich
- Lived in
- Greenwood Lake
( - 1992/10/19)
- Greenwood Lake
- Died
- Oct 19, 1992
Greenwood Lake
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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