Thomas Goodwillie (mathematician)
Thomas G. Goodwillie | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B., M.A., 1976) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1982) |
| Known for | Calculus of functors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Topology, K-Theory |
| Institutions | Harvard University, Brown University |
| Doctoral advisor | Wu-Chung Hsiang |
Thomas G. Goodwillie (born 1954) is an American mathematician and professor at Brown University who has made fundamental contributions to algebraic and geometric topology. He is especially famous for developing the concept of the calculus of functors, often also named Goodwillie calculus.