George Szekeres belongs to the record of mathematics as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists George Szekeres as Hungarian-Australian mathematician (1911–2005).
George Szekeres was born at Budapest in 1911. His recorded nationality is Hungary. He was educated at Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
He worked as mathematician, university teacher and chemist.
His affiliations include University of Adelaide and United States Air Force.
His principal work is Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates. Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
His recorded fields of work are combinatorics.
His work was formally recognised with the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Member of the Order of Australia.
That the work was done from Hungary matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
George Szekeres died in 2005, aged 94. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: Kruskal–Szekeres coordinates
- Affiliated with University of Adelaide and United States Air Force
- Educated at Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Worked as mathematician, university teacher and chemist
