Peter Shor

Peter Shor
Peter Shor
	Shor in 2017
Born	August 14, 1959 (age 64); New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Caltech; Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Known for	Shor's algorithm; Shor code; CSS code; SMAWK algorithm; Stabilizer code; Quantum threshold theorem
Awards	Putnam Fellow (1978); Nevanlinna Prize (1998); MacArthur Fellowship (July 1999); Gödel Prize (1999); King Faisal International Prize (2002); ICS Prize (2007); Dirac Medal (2017) of ICTP; Micius Quantum Prize (2018); IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2018) ; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2019); Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal, (2022); Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science, applied mathematics
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bell Labs; University of California, Berkeley;
Thesis	Random planar matching and bin packing (1985)
Doctoral advisor	Tom Leighton

Peter Williston Shor (born August 14, 1959) is an American professor of applied mathematics at MIT. He is known for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer.

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^ Dirac Medal of ICTP 2017
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^ Chu, Jennifer (September 22, 2022). "Peter Shor wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics". MIT News. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[1] "The Mathematical Association of America's William Lowell Putnam Competition". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

[2] "Fields Medalists / Nevanlinna Price (sic) Winner 1998". International Mathematical Union. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2010.

[3] "Fellows List – July 1999". John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

[4] Parberry, Ian (May 10, 1999). "1999 Gödel Prize". ACM SIGACT. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

[5] "2002 King Faisal International Prizes for Science Announced". King Faisal Foundation.

[6] "ICS Prize". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.

[7] Dirac Medal of ICTP 2017

[8] List of IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award Recipients

[mit-news-breakthrough-9] Chu, Jennifer (September 22, 2022). "Peter Shor wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics". MIT News. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

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Peter Shor
Shor in 2017
Born	(1959-08-14) August 14, 1959 (age 64) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Caltech Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	Shor's algorithm Shor code CSS code SMAWK algorithm Stabilizer code Quantum threshold theorem
Awards	Putnam Fellow (1978)^[1] Nevanlinna Prize (1998)^[2] MacArthur Fellowship (July 1999)^[3] Gödel Prize (1999)^[4] King Faisal International Prize (2002)^[5] ICS Prize (2007)^[6] Dirac Medal (2017) of ICTP^[7] Micius Quantum Prize (2018) IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2018)^[8] BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2019) Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal, (2022) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)^[9]
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science, applied mathematics
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bell Labs University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	Random planar matching and bin packing (1985)
Doctoral advisor	Tom Leighton