Theodore Motzkin
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| Theodore Motzkin | |
| Born | March 26, 1908 |
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| Died | October 15, 1970 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Alma mater | University of Basel |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Ostrowski |
| Doctoral students | John Selfridge Alexander Hurwitz |
| Known for | Motzkin transposition theorem Motzkin number PIDs that are not EDs |
Theodore Samuel Motzkin (26 March 1908–15 December 1970) was an American mathematician. The Motzkin transposition theorem and Motzkin numbers are named after him. He was the first to prove the existence of principal ideal domains that are not Euclidean domains, ![\Bbb{Z}\left[\frac{1+\sqrt{-19}}{2}\right]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/4/8/348718f01af0d987f73c58815fd1be33.png)
being his first example.
Motzkin received his Ph.D. in 1934 from the University of Basel under the supervision of Alexander Ostrowski.[1]
Motzkin's father, Leo Motzkin, was a noted Russian Zionist leader.
The quote "complete disorder is impossible," describing Ramsey theory is attributed to him.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Theodore Motzkin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Hans Jürgen Prömel (2005). "Complete Disorder is Impossible: The Mathematical Work of Walter Deuber". Combinatorics, Probability and Computing (Cambridge University Press) 14: 3–16. doi:.
[edit] External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Theodore Motzkin", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
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