Background
Steenrod, Norman Earl was born on April 22, 1910 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Lindsay and Sarah (Rutledge) Steenrod.
Steenrod, Norman Earl was born on April 22, 1910 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Earl Lindsay and Sarah (Rutledge) Steenrod.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1932. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1936.
Instructor mathematics Princeton, 1936-1939. Assistant professor mathematics University of Chicago, 1939-1942. Assistant professor mathematics University of Michigan, 1942-1945, associate professor, 1945-1947.
Associate professor mathematics Princeton, 1947-1951, professor, from 1951.
Staff operations research group Navy Department, Washington, 1944-1945. Guggenheim fellow, 1950-1951.
Member National Academy Science, American Mathematics Society, American Association University Professors, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi.
Married Carolyn Witter, August 20, 1938. Children: Katherine, Charles.