Name John Hubbard Role Mathematician | ||
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Born October 6, 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-10-06 ) Alma mater Universite de Paris-SudHarvard University Thesis Sur Les Sections Analytiques de La Courbe Universelle de Teichmuller (1973) Books Vector Calculus - Linear Al, Differential Equations: A Dynami, MacMath 90, Newton's Method Applied t, Differential Equations: A Dynami | ||
The beauty and complexity of the mandelbrot set john h hubbard
John Hamal Hubbard was born on October 6 or 7, 1945 (the actual date is unknown). He is an American mathematician who is currently a professor at Cornell University and the Université de Provence. He is well known for the mathematical contributions he made with Adrien Douady in the field of complex dynamics, including a study of the Mandelbrot set. One of their most important results is that the Mandelbrot set is connected.
Contents
- The beauty and complexity of the mandelbrot set john h hubbard
- Background
- Legacy
- Personal life
- References
Background
Hubbard graduated with a Doctorat d'État from Université de Paris-Sud in 1973 under the direction of Adrien Douady; his thesis was entitled Sur Les Sections Analytiques de La Courbe Universelle de Teichmüller and was published by the American Mathematical Society. Hubbard has a variety of mathematical interests ranging from complex analysis to differential geometry. He has written many influential papers on complex dynamics, and he has written several books.
Legacy
In 2006, he has completed another: the first volume of a series devoted to Teichmüller theory and applications to four revolutionary theorems of William Thurston. Hubbard is a former student of Harvard University's infamous Math 55, where he famously struggled initially because he "just didn't know proofs," a somewhat shocking fact considering his eventual mathematical success. He later returned to Harvard to teach that same class. However, Hubbard garnered a rather profound distaste for Math 55's method of teaching proofs largely centered on algebraic induction. In response, he wrote a book entitled Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach, on which his wife Barbara is listed as a co-author.
Personal life
He is married to Barbara Burke Hubbard, the science writer. Together they have a son, Alexander, and three younger daughters, Eleanor, Judith and Diana. The children sometimes help them with their books, in illustration, writing answer keys and pointing out the minor errors.