Robert I. Jewett
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Robert Israel "Bob" Jewett | |
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Born | December 14, 1937 Providence, Rhode Island |
Died | July 30, 2022 (aged 84) |
Occupation | Mathematician |
Robert Israel "Bob"[1] Jewett (December 14, 1937 – July 30, 2022)[2] was an American mathematician and one of the namesakes of Hales–Jewett theorem. He researched harmonic analysis, ergodic theory, differential equations, and combinatorics.[3]
Professional career
[edit]After graduating from the California Institute of Technology and obtaining his PhD in mathematics from the University of Oregon, he taught as a professor of mathematics at Western Washington University for 40 years until he eventually retired in 2010.[3]
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