Background
Massey, William S. was born on August 23, 1920 in Granville, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert R. and Alma (Schumacher) Massey.
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William S. Massey Professor Massey, born in Illinois in 1920, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and then served for four years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the War he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and spent two additional years there as a post-doctoral research assistant. He then taught for ten years on the faculty of Brown University, and moved to his present position at Yale in 1960. He is the author of numerous research articles on algebraic topology and related topics. This book developed from lecture notes of courses taught to Yale undergraduate and graduate students over a period of several years.
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(William S. Massey Professor Massey, born in Illinois in 1...)
William S. Massey Professor Massey, born in Illinois in 1920, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and then served for four years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the War he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and spent two additional years there as a post-doctoral research assistant. He then taught for ten years on the faculty of Brown University, and moved to his present position at Yale in 1960. He is the author of numerous research articles on algebraic topology and related topics. This book developed from lecture notes of courses taught to Yale undergraduate and graduate students over a period of several years.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3540902716/?tag=2022091-20
Massey, William S. was born on August 23, 1920 in Granville, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert R. and Alma (Schumacher) Massey.
Student, Bradley University, 1939. Master of Arts (honorary), Bradley University, 2005. Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1941.
Master of Science, University Chicago, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1948.
Member research department, Princeton, 1948-1950; from assistant professor to professor, Brown U., 1950-1960; professor mathematics, Yale, since 1960; Erastus L. Deforest professor math, Yale, 1964-1982; Eugene Higgins professor mathematics, Yale, 1983-1991; Eugene Higgins professor mathematics emeritus, Yale, since 1991; department chairman mathematics, Yale, 1968-1971.
(William S. Massey Professor Massey, born in Illinois in 1...)
(William S. Massey Professor Massey, born in Illinois in 1...)
Served as officer United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Mathematics Society.
Married Ethel Heap, March 14, 1953. Children– Eleanor, Alexander, Joan.