Back بول كوهين (عالم رياضيات) Arabic بول كوهين ARZ پل کوهن (ریاضیاتچی) AZB Пол Джозеф Коэн Byelorussian পল জোসেফ কোহেন Bengali/Bangla Paul Joseph Cohen Catalan Paul Cohen Czech Paul Cohen Danish Paul Cohen (Mathematiker) German Πολ Κοέν Greek
Paul J. Cohen | |
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| Born | April 2, 1934 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2007 (aged 72) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Cohen forcing Continuum hypothesis |
| Awards | Bôcher Prize (1964) Fields Medal (1966) National Medal of Science (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Antoni Zygmund |
| Doctoral students | Peter Sarnak |
Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007)[1] was an American mathematician. He is best known for his proofs that the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice are independent from Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, for which he was awarded a Fields Medal.[2]
- ^ Levy, Dawn (2007-03-28). "Paul Cohen, winner of world's top mathematics prize, dies at 72". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ Pearce, Jeremy (2 April 2007). "Paul J. Cohen, Mathematics Trailblazer, Dies at 72". NY Times.