Sumner Byron Myers Explained

Sumner Byron Myers
Birth Date:February 19, 1910
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality:American
Fields:Mathematics, topology, differential geometry
Workplaces:University of Michigan
Education:Harvard University
Doctoral Advisor:H. C. Marston Morse
Doctoral Students:Meyer Jerison
Leonard J. Savage
Known For:Myers theorem
Myers–Steenrod theorem

Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,[1] where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.[2] Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)[3] before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.[4]

Sumner B. Myers Prize

The Sumner B. Myers Prize was created in his honor for distinguished theses within the LSA Mathematics Department.[5] [6] Notable recipients include June Huh, Mary Wootters, and Theodore J. Kaczynski.[7] [8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. [Albert W. Tucker|Tucker, A]
  2. Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
  3. Princeton University: Members of the School of Mathematics , no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
  4. Book: [{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=tQTiAAAAMAAJ |page=90 }} The Michigan Alumnus ]. 62 . UM Libraries . 1955 . 90 .
  5. Web site: Department Awards . . LSA Mathematics . University of Michigan . 29 August 2022 .
  6. University of Michigan: Sumner Myers Award, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
  7. Web site: Department Awards U-M LSA Mathematics . 2024-06-03 . lsa.umich.edu . en.
  8. Web site: Mary Wootters named the recipient of the 2022 James L. Massey Award IEEE Information Theory Society . 2024-06-03 . www.itsoc.org.
  9. News: McFadden . Robert D. . 1996-05-26 . PRISONER OF RAGE -- A special report.;From a Child of Promise to the Unabom Suspect . 2024-06-03 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.