Michael Freedman

Michael Freedman, American mathematician and academic

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Born: April 21, 1951
Age in 2026: 75
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1951

About Michael Freedman

Michael Hartley Freedman is an American mathematician at Microsoft Station Q, a research group at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1986, he was awarded a Fields Medal for his work on the 4-dimensional generalized Poincaré conjecture. Freedman and Robion Kirby showed that an exotic R4 manifold exists. Freedman, Michael Hartley (1982). "The topology of four-dimensional manifolds". Freedman, Michael H.: Z2-systolic-freedom. Freedman, Michael H.; Meyer, David A.; Luo, Feng: Z2-systolic freedom and quantum codes.

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Michael Freedman timeline

1982Freedman, Michael Hartley (1982). "The topology of four-dimensional manifolds".
1986In 1986, he was awarded a Fields Medal for his work on the 4-dimensional generalized Poincaré conjecture.

The world when Michael Freedman was born

Michael Freedman was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

#1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
Top movieAn American in Paris
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
Defining fadI Love Lucy
Notable inventionSuper Glue
World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael Freedman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1951	2026
Gas	$0.27	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,800	$435,000
Average income	$5,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.53	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	154.0M	341 million

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