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Daniel Goldston

Who

Daniel Goldston · Science & Medicine

What

Number theorist of small gaps between primes; Cole Prize (2014)

When

1954, Oakland, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Daniel Goldston is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Number theorist of small gaps between primes; Cole Prize (2014)

How & why

Goldston is an American number theorist who, with János Pintz and Cem Yıldırım, proved landmark results on small gaps between prime numbers, a breakthrough toward the twin-prime conjecture recognized with the 2014 Cole Prize. He appears in Jinfo.org's compilation of Jewish mathematicians; his Jewish background is not detailed in mainstream biographical sources.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics (prize lists)

Contributions & Sources

Number theorist of small gaps between primes; Cole Prize (2014)

2014

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics (prize lists)