Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov
1903 - 1987
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Kolmogorov was one of the developers of probability theory. He later used this work to study the motion of the planets and the turbulent flow of air from a jet engine.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Andrey Kolmogorov (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1954 |
| LMS Honorary Member | 1959 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1964 |
| Wolf Prize | 1980 |
Other Web sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
- Kolmogorov Centennial Web site
- CWI Netherlands
- D E Cameron (more pictures)
- Kolmogorov School web site (Russian)
- Mathematical Genealogy Project
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