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Elias Stein

Elias Stein, a professor emeritus of mathematics at Princeton University, is a leading figure in the field of harmonic analysis. He is best known for his contributions to Calderón–Zygmund theory.

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  1. Highlights (3:00)
  2. Early Interest in Math at Stuyvesant High School (4:53)
  3. Becoming Zygmunds Student (6:33)
  4. Working in Zygmunds Group at University of Chicago (5:57)
  5. Collaborations (5:55)
  6. Convergence of transforms (3:27)
  7. Theorem of Calderon#2D2F (8:50)
  8. Littlewood-Paley Theory (2:29)
  9. Proving the Calderon#2D33 (11:23)
  10. New Families of Representations (3:52)
  11. Meeting with Gelfand in His Apartment (3:54)
  12. Finding the Right Point of View (4:52)
  13. Writing with Shakkarchi and Teaching (2:11)
  14. Optimism (2:38)
  15. How Doing Math Has Changed (2:44)
  16. Collaboration with Students (8:08)
  17. Being Chair at Princeton (6:30)
  18. Editing the Annals (1:45)
  19. Lecturing in France (5:21)
  20. Collaboration with #2D4A (8:09)

Elias Stein is professor emeritus of mathematics at Princeton University. A leading figure in the field of harmonic analysis, he is best known for his contributions to Calderón–Zygmund theory. His honors include s the Steele Prize, the Schock Prize in Mathematics and the National Medal of Science. He has been awarded fellowships by several organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences and, most recently in 2012, the American Mathematical Society.

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