Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98

Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98

Peter Lax, whose work at the intersection of mathematical theory and application redefined how scientists used new computing technology to solve the technical problems of the Cold War, from designing aircraft and weapons to predicting the weather, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 99. His death was confirmed by his son Dr. James D. Lax, who said the cause was a cardiac amyloid. As the computer age was dawning, Dr. Lax, a native of …

Mathematician Péter Lax has died - The multi-awarded specialist was 99 years old.

Mathematician Péter Lax died on May 16, a few days after his 99th birthday, the New York Times reported. When computers first appeared, he recognized how the new technology could be used to solve a range of mathematical problems, from weapons design to weather forecasting to stock market analysis. Born in Budapest in 1926, Lax's mathematical talent was recognized at a young age. He and his parents fled to the United States to escape Hungarian an…

He received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1987 for his outstanding achievements in the fields of analysis and applied mathematics.

Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 99 – The New York Times

Starting in 1963, Dr. Lax directed the Courant Institute's cutting-edge computing facilities, funded by the Atomic Energy Commission. He led the ...http://dlvr.it/TKpyHS