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Dorothy Maharam Stone | |
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 Dorothy Maharam Stone in 1991 | |
| Born | Dorothy Maharam July 1, 1917 |
| Died | September 27, 2014 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Kehillath Jacob Cemetery, West Roxbury |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology Bryn Mawr College |
| Known for | Maharam's theorem Maharam algebra |
| Spouse | Arthur Stone |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Rochester |
| Thesis | On Measure in Abstract Sets (1940) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler |
Dorothy Maharam Stone (July 1, 1917[1] – September 27, 2014[2]) was an American mathematician born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who made important contributions to measure theory and became the namesake of Maharam's theorem and Maharam algebra.[3]
- ^ Gale, Thomson (2003). American Men & Women of Science: Q-S. p. 1022. ISBN 0787665290.
- ^ "Dorothy Stone Obituary". The Boston Globe. 2014.
- ^ Oxtoby, John C. "Biographical note". Measure and Measurable Dynamics, Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Dorothy Maharam Stone held September 17–19, 1987. American Mathematical Society.