Norman Steenrod

Norman Steenrod
Born(1910-04-22)April 22, 1910
Died14 October 1971(1971-10-14) (aged 61)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Known forEilenberg–Steenrod axioms
Steenrod squares
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
University of Michigan
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorSolomon Lefschetz
Doctoral studentsJosé Adem
Peter J. Freyd
Samuel Gitler
Wu-Chung Hsiang
Jerome Levine
William S. Massey
Paul A. Schweitzer
Edwin Spanier
George W. Whitehead

Norman Earl Steenrod (April 22, 1910 – October 14, 1971) was an American mathematician most widely known for his contributions to the field of algebraic topology.[1]

  1. ^ Steenrod, Norman, et al. First Concepts of Topology. The Mathematical Association of America New Mathematical Library. Miami: 1966.

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