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May 16, 2024 · Simons also made big gifts to education. The foundation established Math for America, a program to recruit public math school teachers in New York City, and it has given heavily to Stony Brook, including a gift of $500 million in 2023 that represents the largest unrestricted gift to a university in U.S. history.
5 days ago · The founding member of Run-D.M.C. Joseph Simmons, better known as Rev Run, was one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C. Formed in the early 1980s, the group revolutionized the music industry with their fusion of rap and rock, and their timeless hits such as “It’s Tricky” and “Walk This Way” continue to ...
May 10, 2024 · יהי זכרו ברוך. Dear friends, I deeply mourn the passing of Jim Simons, the founding benefactor of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, whose vision, generosity, and commitment to mathematics and the sciences have changed the face of theoretical computer science and the Berkeley campus. His legacy will be felt for ...
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons led a life driven by curiosity. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, on April 25, 1938, he showed an early affinity for mathematics. He’d pass the time by doubling numbers repeatedly and pondering Zeno’s paradox. “I liked everything about math,” Simons said in a 2015 interview with the YouTube channel Numberphile. “The only thing ...
May 10, 2024 · He Told His Secrets to Our Reporter. The huge gains came both from groundbreaking insights and lots of small innovations. Being way out on Long Island didn’t hurt either. ‘I’m not sure we ...
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May 10, 2024 · Using advanced computers, he went from M.I.T. professor to multibillionaire. His Medallion fund had 66 percent average annual returns for decades. By Jonathan Kandell Jim Simons, the prizewinning ...
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May 10, 2024 · Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and Investor Jim Simons Dies at 86. It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons, on May 10, 2024, at the age of 86, in New York City. Jim (as he preferred to be called) was an award-winning mathematician, a legend in ...
