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Jun 29, 2004 · Joseph L. Doob, a University of Illinois mathematician who studied and wrote extensively about probability theory, which has applications in insurance, polling and other fields, has died. He was...
Joseph Leo Doob (February 27, 1910 – June 7, 2004) was an American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory. The theory of martingales was developed by Doob.
Jul 6, 2004 · Joseph L. Doob, a mathematician who studied and wrote extensively about probability theory, which has applications in insurance, polling and other fields, died June 7 at Clark-Lindsey Village...
Joseph Leonard Doob was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on 27 February 1910. In an interview Joe gave for Statistical Science (see Snell (1997)), he said that in grammar school he built a crystal set and in high school operated a radio transmitter. This led him to think he would major in mathematical physics when he entered Harvard in 1926.
Jun 7, 2004 · Quick Info. Born. 27 February 1910. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Died. 7 June 2004. Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana, Illinois, USA. Summary. Joseph Doob was an American mathematician who worked in probability and measure theory. View five larger pictures. Biography. Joseph Doob's parents were Mollie Doerfler and Leo Doob.
THE American mathematician Joseph Doob was perhaps the world's greatest expert on probability theory. He was originally a pure mathematician but when he was a young married man looking for a job the Great Depression was in full swing.
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Obituary: Joseph Leonard Doob. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2016. J. Laurie Snell. Article. Metrics. Save PDF. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Abstract. An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
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