Sumner Byron Myers
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Sumner Byron Myers was an American
mathematician
specialized in topology
. He studied at Harvard University
under H. C. Marston Morse
, where he was graduated with a Ph.D.
in 1932. Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University
(1934–1936) before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan, where an award for outstanding students of mathematics has been named in his honor. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a football game.
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mathematician
Mathematician
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specialized in topology
Topology
Topology is a major area of mathematics concerned with properties that are preserved under continuous deformations of objects, such as deformations that involve stretching, but no tearing or gluing...
. He studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
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under H. C. Marston Morse
Marston Morse
Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory...
, where he was graduated with a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1932. Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
(1934–1936) before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan, where an award for outstanding students of mathematics has been named in his honor. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a football game.