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| + | '''René Frédéric Thom''' (September 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became known as founder of catastrophe theory (later developed by Erik Christopher Zeeman). | ||
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* "[[Media:Thom_Rene_1991_Leaving_Mathematics_for_Philosophy.pdf|Leaving Mathematics for Philosophy]]", 1991. | * "[[Media:Thom_Rene_1991_Leaving_Mathematics_for_Philosophy.pdf|Leaving Mathematics for Philosophy]]", 1991. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:49, 4 November 2013
René Frédéric Thom (September 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became known as founder of catastrophe theory (later developed by Erik Christopher Zeeman).
- Literature
- "Leaving Mathematics for Philosophy", 1991.
