Tony F. Chan is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Tony F. Chan as Hong Kong mathematician.
Tony F. Chan was born at British Hong Kong in 1952. His recorded nationality is British Hong Kong. He studied at Salesian English School and Stanford University.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University and National Science Foundation.
The recorded fields of work are computer science, mathematics and informatics.
Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
That the work was done from British Hong Kong matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Tony F. Chan is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University and National Science Foundation
- Fields: computer science, mathematics and informatics
