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Marston Morse

Marston Morse
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Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alice Augusta BallJuly 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916
  2. Arthur Holly ComptonSeptember 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962
  3. Corneille HeymansMarch 28, 1892 – July 18, 1968
  4. Edward Victor AppletonSeptember 6, 1892 – April 21, 1965
  5. George Paget ThomsonMay 3, 1892 – September 10, 1975
  6. Marston Morse (this page)March 24, 1892 – June 22, 1977

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