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Peter Lax is a Hungarian-American mathematician and a professor emeritus at New York University. He is known for his contributions to the fields of mathematics and scientific computing. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize, and the Abel Prize. Biography: Peter Lax was born on May 1, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. He was the son of a Jewish family. He attended the University of Budapest, where he studied mathematics and physics. In 1944, he was forced to flee Hungary due to the Nazi occupation. He eventually settled in the United States, where he attended the University of Michigan and earned his PhD in 1949. Age: Peter Lax is 97 years old. Height: Peter Lax's height is not known. Physical Stats: Peter Lax's physical stats are not known. Dating/Affairs: Peter Lax is not known to have been in any relationships. Family: Peter Lax was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. He is the son of a Jewish family. Career: Peter Lax began his career as a professor at the University of Michigan in 1949. He then moved to New York University, where he served as a professor for over 50 years. He is known for his contributions to the fields of mathematics and scientific computing. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize, and the Abel Prize.

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Born 1 May, 1926
Birthday 1 May
Birthplace Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
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1990

Lax also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1990.

1970

In 1970, as part of an anti-war protest, the Transcendental Students took hostage a CDC 6600 super computer at NYU's Courant Institute which Lax had been instrumental in acquiring; the students demanded $100,000 in ransom (equivalent to $700,000 in 2021) to provide bail for a member of the Black Panthers. Some of the students present attempted to destroy the computer with incendiary devices, but Lax and colleagues managed to disable the devices and save the machine.

1966

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the National Academy of Sciences, USA, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He won a Lester R. Ford Award in 1966 and again in 1973. In 1974 his shock wave article also won the Chauvenet Prize. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1986, the Wolf Prize in 1987, the Abel Prize in 2005 and the Lomonosov Gold Medal in 2013. The American Mathematical Society selected him as its Gibbs Lecturer for 2007. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

1958

In a 1958 paper Lax stated a conjecture about matrix representations for third order hyperbolic polynomials which remained unproven for over four decades. Interest in the "Lax conjecture" grew as mathematicians working in several different areas recognized the importance of its implications in their field, until it was finally proven to be true in 2003.

1946

Lax returned to NYU for the 1946–1947 academic year, and by pooling credits from the four universities at which he had studied, he graduated that year. He stayed at NYU for his graduate studies, marrying Anneli in 1948 and earning a PhD in 1949 under the supervision of Kurt O. Friedrichs.

1941

The family left Hungary on 15 November 1941, and traveled via Lisbon to the United States. As a high school student at Stuyvesant High School, Lax took no math classes but did compete on the school math team. During this time, he met with John von Neumann, Richard Courant, and Paul Erdős, who introduced him to Albert Einstein.

1926

Peter David Lax (born Lax Péter Dávid; 1 May 1926) is a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.

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