Mitchell Feigenbaum
American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
Also known as Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum · M. J. Feigenbaum
- Born
- December 19, 1944
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Sources- 1.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archiveRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- December 19, 1944
- Died
- June 30, 2019
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Sources- 1.“Mitchell Feigenbaum, physicist who pioneered chaos theory, has died”rockefeller.edu/news/26289-mitchell-feigenbaum-physicist-pioneered-chaos-theory-died/
- 2.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/science/mitchell-feigenbaum-dead.html
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- June 30, 2019
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- New York City
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/science/mitchell-feigenbaum-dead.html
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- New York City
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- Education
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University(1987–2019)
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Sources- 1.rockefeller.edu/news/26289-mitchell-feigenbaum-physicist-pioneered-chaos-theory-died/Retrieved 2019-07-23
- , Virginia Tech(1972–1974)
- , Cornell University(1970–1972)
- +1 more
- The Rockefeller University(1987–2019)
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- Awards
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Clarivate Citation Laureates(2017) field of work: physics · award rationale: "for pioneering discoveries in nonlinear and chaotic physical systems and for identification of the Feigenbaum constants."
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- Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics(2008)
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Sources- 1.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/heineman.cfmRetrieved 2018-10-06
- Dickson Prize in Science(1988)
- Wolf Prize in Physics(1986)
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award(1982)
- Name in native language
- Mitchell Feigenbaum
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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Sources- 1.Stated in The New York Times“Mitchell Feigenbaum, Physicist, Dies at 74; He Made Sense of Chaos”Retrieved 2019-07-22
- myocardial infarction
- Manner of death
- natural causes
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Sources- 1.Stated in The New York Times“Mitchell Feigenbaum, Physicist, Dies at 74; He Made Sense of Chaos”Retrieved 2019-07-22
- natural causes
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