Mark Kac
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 41 years ago |
| Born | Kremenets' |
| Ukraine | |
| Died | Southern California |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Feynman–Kac formula |
| Erdős–Kac theorem | |
| Awards | Chauvenet Prize |
| George David Birkhoff Prize | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | |
| Date of birth | August 16,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Books | Enigmas of Chance |
| Date of died | October 25,1984 |
| Children | Michael B. Kac |
| Education | Ivan Franko National University of Lviv |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 818775 |
Mark Kac Life story
Mark Kac was a Polish American mathematician. His main interest was probability theory. His question, "Can one hear the shape of a drum?" set off research into spectral theory, the idea of understanding the extent to which the spectrum allows one to read back the geometry.