Elias M. Stein, Mathematician Of Fluctuations, Is Dead At 87

KENNETH CHANG, NY Times: Science
Mon, 01/14/2019 - 3:59pm

Arriving from Europe with diamonds in his shoes (hidden there), he found renown in his field with real-world applications, like charting a stock market.

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