Edward Norton Lorenz

Edward Norton Lorenz
Edward Norton Lorenz
Born	May 23, 1917; West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 16, 2008 (aged 90); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Dartmouth College (BA); Harvard University (MA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD);
Known for	Chaos theory; Butterfly effect; Logistic map; Lorenz map; Lorenz attractor; Lorenz energy cycle; Lorenz 96 model;
Awards	Symons Gold Medal (1973); Crafoord Prize (1983); Kyoto Prize (1991); Roger Revelle Medal (1992); Buys Ballot Medal (2004); Lomonosov Gold Medal (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics; Meteorology;
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	A Method of Applying the Hydrodynamic and Thermodynamic Equations to Atmospheric Models (1948)
Doctoral advisor	James Murdoch Austin
Doctoral students	Kevin E. Trenberth; William D. Sellers;

Edward Norton Lorenz (May 23, 1917 – April 16, 2008) was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-aided atmospheric physics and meteorology. He is best known as the founder of modern chaos theory, a branch of mathematics focusing on the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.

His discovery of deterministic chaos "profoundly influenced a wide range of basic sciences and brought about one of the most dramatic changes in mankind's view of nature since Sir Isaac Newton," according to the committee that awarded him the 1991 Kyoto Prize for basic sciences in the field of earth and planetary sciences.

Edward Norton Lorenz

Born	(1917-05-23)May 23, 1917 West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 16, 2008(2008-04-16) (aged 90) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)
Known for	Chaos theory Butterfly effect Logistic map Lorenz map Lorenz attractor Lorenz energy cycle Lorenz 96 model
Awards	Symons Gold Medal (1973) Crafoord Prize (1983) Kyoto Prize (1991) Roger Revelle Medal (1992) Buys Ballot Medal (2004) Lomonosov Gold Medal (2004)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics Meteorology
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	A Method of Applying the Hydrodynamic and Thermodynamic Equations to Atmospheric Models (1948)
Doctoral advisor	James Murdoch Austin
Doctoral students	Kevin E. Trenberth William D. Sellers