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Herbert A. Hauptman

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Also known as Herbert Aaron Hauptman, Herbert Aaron Hauptmann

American mathematician (1917–2011)

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Herbert Aaron Hauptman was an American mathematician, chemist, and crystallographer. Born in New York City in 1917, he worked as a university teacher and was employed by the University at Buffalo. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree and studied at the University at Buffalo, Columbia University, City College of New York, and the University of Maryland. His doctoral advisor was Jerome Karle.

Hauptman received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences. His notable works include *Crystal structure determination* and *101 Great Ideas for Introducing Key Concepts in Mathematics*. He died in Buffalo in 2011.

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Born
1917
Works
5

Top works

  • 101+ Great Ideas for Introducing Key Concepts in Mathematics
  • 101 Great Ideas for Introducing Key Concepts in Mathematics
  • 101+ great ideas for introducing key concepts in mathematics
  • Crystal structure determination
  • On the Beauty of Science

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1985

    “for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures”

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Biografia de Herbert Aaron Hauptmann

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(Herbert Aaron Hauptman o Hauptmann; Nueva York, 1917 - Búfalo, 2011) Científico estadounidense. En 1985 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Química, conjuntamente con Jerome Karle , por sus aportaciones al desarrollo de los métodos directos. Esta metodología permite deducir la localización espacial de los átomos de los compuestos químicos empleando la posición e intensidad de las reflexiones que se obtienen cuando los rayos X difractan a través de los cristales.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Aaron
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Buffalo
Occupation
philosopher
Educated at
Johns Hopkins University
Employer
University at Buffalo
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work
mathematics
Movement
atheism
Image
Herbert Hauptman - UB 2009.jpg
Residence
New York City
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Herbert A. Hauptman
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date of death
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Herbert Aaron Hauptman
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Encyclopedic overview

Herbert Aaron Hauptman (February 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011) was an American mathematician and Nobel laureate. He pioneered and developed a mathematical method that has changed the whole field of chemistry and opened a new era in research in determination of molecular structures of crystallized materials. Today, Hauptman's direct methods, which he continued to improve and refine, are routinely used to solve complicated structures. It was the application of this mathematical method to a wide variety of chemical structures that led the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to name Hauptman and Jerome Karle recipients of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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