Siavash Shahshahani worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Siavash Shahshahani as Iranian mathematician.
Siavash Shahshahani was born at Tehran in 1942. His recorded nationality is Iran. He studied at 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 Sharif University of Technology.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from Iran matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Held posts at Sharif University of Technology
