Thomas Wolff
Thomas Wolff · Science & Medicine
Harmonic analyst of the Kakeya problem; Bôcher Prize (1999)
1954, New York City, United States — 2000, Kern County, California, United States
United States
Thomas Wolff is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Harmonic analyst of the Kakeya problem; Bôcher Prize (1999)
Thomas Wolff was a harmonic analyst at Caltech who won the 1999 Bôcher Prize for deep work in analysis, including major progress on the Kakeya problem and a celebrated proof in the corona theorem. His techniques reshaped the study of restriction and Kakeya estimates before his death in a car accident at 46. He is listed among Jewish mathematicians, though his personal Jewish background is not extensively documented in mainstream biographies.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics (prize lists)
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Harmonic analyst of the Kakeya problem; Bôcher Prize (1999)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics (prize lists)
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