Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98
Source: New York Times
From 1980-86, Dr. Lax served on the National Science Board, which sets American research funding policies. In 1982, his “Report of the Panel on Large Scale Computing in Science and Engineering,” commonly known as the Lax Report, set a lasting agenda for academic- and military-networked research with government supercomputers.His personal life was as integrated with the Courant Institute as his professional life.…
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