David Shmoys belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists David Shmoys as American mathematician.
David Shmoys was born in 1959. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Cornell University.
Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
Recognition followed: Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (2013).
That the work was done from United States matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
David Shmoys is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Frederick W. Lanchester Prize — 2013
- Held posts at Cornell University
