Chudnovsky brothers
David Volfovich Chudnovsky (born January 22, 1947, in Kyiv) and Gregory Volfovich Chudnovsky (born April 17, 1952, in Kyiv) are Ukrainian-born American mathematicians and engineers known for their world-record mathematical calculations and developing the Chudnovsky algorithm used to calculate the digits of π with extreme precision.
Careers in mathematics
As a child, Gregory Chudnovsky was given a copy of
In part to avoid
A 1992 article in The New Yorker quoted the opinion of several mathematicians that Gregory Chudnovsky was one of the world's best living mathematicians. David Chudnovsky works closely with and assists his brother Gregory.[5]
Despite their accomplishments and the attention brought to them by their profile in The New Yorker, the Chudnovsky brothers largely worked alone for decades. A 1997 Karen Arenson article in The New York Times theorized that this was due to some combination of the brothers' lack of a specialization (they worked on topics including number theory, applied physics and computers), Gregory's medical condition, their refusal to leave New York City and their insistence on being hired together. In the summer of 1997, they were hired as professors at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn after borough president Howard Golden helped find funding for their salaries.[6]
The Chudnovsky brothers have held records, at different times, for computing
The brothers also assisted the
The brothers later became Distinguished Industry Professors at the
References
- ^ Martin Davis (February 10, 1998). "Chudnovsky's contribution to MRDP". FOM mailing list. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Gregory V. Chudnovsky - MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Kiernan, Vincent (March 20, 1998). "With Abstruse Mathematics as a Tool, 2 Brothers Tackle Real-World Problems". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-58836-728-0. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Preston, Richard (March 1, 1992). "The Mountains of Pi". The New Yorker.
- ^ Arenson, Karen W. (24 December 1997). "For Brilliant Brothers, Joining Mathematics Faculty Is a Quantum Leap". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "NOVA Science NOW". PBS. 2005-07-26.
- ^ Preston, Richard (2005-04-11). "Capturing the Unicorn". The New Yorker.
- ^ "The Chudnovsky Brothers | NYU Tandon School of Engineering".
External links
- Chudnovsky brothers at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "Gregory Chudnovsky". NYU faculty page
- "David Chudnovsky". NYU faculty page