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William Paul Thurston (October 30, 1946 – August 21, 2012) was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds .
William P. Thurston, a geometric visionary and one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, died on August 21, 2012, at the age of sixty-five. This obituary
William Paul Thurston (born October 30, 1946, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died August 21, 2012, Rochester, New York) was an American mathematician who won the 1982 Fields Medal for his work in topology. Thurston was educated at New College, Sarasota, Florida (B.A., 1967), and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1972).
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Aug 23, 2012 · William P. Thurston, a mathematician who revolutionized understanding of the structure of three-dimensional spaces and won the Fields Medal, often described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize...
A tribute to the distinguished American mathematician William Paul Thurston, who won the Fields Medal in 1982 and made groundbreaking contributions to geometry and topology. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and legacy in this article by Joseph Malkevitch.
Aug 22, 2012 · A tribute to the late mathematician Bill Thurston, who won a Fields medal for his work on 3 dimensional topology and geometry. The web page also includes links to some of his papers, essays, and obituaries.
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Aug 24, 2012 · William Thurston was a world-renowned mathematician who revolutionized the study of topology in two and three dimensions. He won the Fields Medal in 1982 and the Steele Prize in 2012 for his groundbreaking work and contributions to mathematics.
