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Annalisa Buffa

Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician

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Born
February 14, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1973

About Annalisa Buffa

Annalisa Buffa is an Italian mathematician, specializing in numerical analysis and partial differential equations (PDE). She is a professor of mathematics at EPFL and holds the Chair of Numerical Modeling and Simulation. Buffa, Annalisa; Christiansen, Snorre H. (2007). "A dual finite element complex on the barycentric refinement". Buffa, Annalisa; Maday, Yvon; Patera, Anthony T.; Prud'Homme, Christophe; Turinici, Gabriel (2012). "A prioriconvergence of the Greedy algorithm for the parametrized reduced basis method".

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Annalisa Buffa timeline

  1. Buffa, Annalisa; Christiansen, Snorre H. (2007). "A dual finite element complex on the barycentric refinement".
  2. Buffa, Annalisa; Maday, Yvon; Patera, Anthony T.; Prud'Homme, Christophe; Turinici, Gabriel (2012). "A prioriconvergence of the Greedy algorithm for the parametrized reduced basis method".

The world when Annalisa Buffa was born

Annalisa Buffa was born in 1973. 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 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

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

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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