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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_HiltonPeter Hilton - Wikipedia

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   Hilton is featured in the book Mathematical People. Death and family. Peter Hilton died on 6 November 2010 in Binghamton, New York, at age 87. He left behind his wife, Margaret Mostyn (born 1925), whom he married in 1949, and their two sons, who were adopted.

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   Nov 6, 2010 · Peter Hilton was an English mathematician who made important contributions to homotopy theory. He is best known for his text-books and for his work as a code-breaker in World War II. View six larger pictures. Biography. Peter Hilton's parents were Elizabeth Freedman and Mortimer Hilton. Peter was born and brought up in London, England.

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   According to our current on-line database, Peter Hilton has 27 students and 76 descendants. We welcome any additional information. If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form.

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   Peter Hilton: Codebreaker and Mathematician (1923–2010) Jean Pedersen, Coordinating Editor. Peter Hilton was born in London on April 7, 1923, to Elizabeth Freedman and a family physi-cian, Mortimer Hilton, whose office was in Peckham. His parents hoped that he would become either a doc-tor (as his brother Sydney did) or a.

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   Dec 9, 2010 · Born in 1923 in Brondesbury, north London, Peter John Hilton was the son of Elizabeth Freedman and a GP, Mortimer Hilton, whose practice was in Peckham. His interest in mathematics was...

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   Nov 8, 2010 · Peter Hilton, 87, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Binghamton University, died on Saturday, November 6, 2010. He is survived by his wife Margaret, sons and daughter-in-law, Nicholas ...

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   Who was Peter John Hilton?

   • Born in 1923 in Brondesbury, north London, Peter John Hilton was the son of Elizabeth Freedman and a GP, Mortimer Hilton, whose practice was in Peckham. His interest in mathematics was inspired by an unfortunate incident.

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   Why was Peter Hilton important?

   • Peter Hilton was a crucial member of the Bletchley Park code-breaking team that was of vital importance in helping secure the Allied victory in the Second World War, as well as becoming one of the most influential post-war mathematicians of his generation.

   Professor Peter Hilton: Bletchley Park code-breaker who became one of

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   Where did you first meet Peter Hilton?

   • U. Stammbach, Homology in Group Theory, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Volume 359, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1973, vii 183 pp. It was in Berkeley, in the mid-1970s, that I first met Peter Hilton at a small conference on mathematics education.

   Peter Hilton: Codebreaker and Mathematician (1923–2010)

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   How did Henry Hilton contribute to algebraic topology?

   • Following his time with Whitehead, who worked in algebraic topology, a branch of mathematics which uses tools from abstract structures of modern algebra to study topological spaces, Hilton went on to make important contributions to the field of topology. Hilton once asked, "What is algebraic topology, Henry?"

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9. www.geni.com › people › Peter-HiltonPeter John Hilton (1923 - 2010) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923[1] – 6 November 2010[2]%29 was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during the Second World War.[3] Life: Hilton was born in London, and educated at St Paul's School.[4] He won a scholarship to The Queen's College, Oxford in 1940.[4]