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William Thurston

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William Paul Thurston (1946-2012) was an American mathematician and a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.

Born
1946
Known for
Princeton mathematical series

Series by William Thurston

Princeton mathematical series

1 book in order · 1997

  1. Cover of Three-dimensional geometry and topology

    Three-dimensional geometry and topology

    1997 · William Thurston

    The geometry and topology of three-manifolds is a set of notes from a graduate course taught by William Thurston at Princeton University between 1978…

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