Joan Birman
Joan Birman · Science & Medicine
Braid groups and knot theory
1927, New York City, United States
United States
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Joan Birman is an American mathematician known for foundational contributions to low-dimensional topology, especially braid groups, mapping class groups and knot theory, whose book 'Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups' became a standard reference. She came to research mathematics later in life and became one of the most influential topologists of her generation. Birman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the daughter of immigrants.
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Braid groups and knot theory
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