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Atle Selberg

Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)

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Born
June 14, 1917
Died
August 6, 2007
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1917

About Atle Selberg

Atle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1950 and an honorary Abel Prize in 2002. Selberg was awarded the 1986 Wolf Prize in Mathematics. Atle Selberg (14 June 1917 – 6 August 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was also awarded an honorary Abel Prize in 2002, its founding year, before the awarding of the regular prizes began.

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Atle Selberg timeline

  1. Atle Selberg (14 June 1917 – 6 August 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory.
  2. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1950 and an honorary Abel Prize in 2002.
  3. Selberg was awarded the 1986 Wolf Prize in Mathematics.
  4. He was also awarded an honorary Abel Prize in 2002, its founding year, before the awarding of the regular prizes began.

The world when Atle Selberg was born

Atle Selberg was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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