About Thomas R. Kane
Lived 1924 – 2019 (aged 94). Thomas R. Kane was an American mathematician, war photographer and university teacher.
Thomas Reif Kane (March 23, 1924 – February 16, 2019) was a professor emeritus of applied mechanics at Stanford University.
Early life Kane was born in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1938 after Austria fell to Nazi Germany. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in the South Pacific as a combat photographer. From 1946 to 1953 he attended Columbia University during which he earned two BS degrees in mathematics and civil engineering, as well as an MS in civil engineering and a PhD in applied mechanics.
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Who was Thomas R. Kane?
American mathematician (1924-2019)
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Thomas R. Kane was born on 23 March 1924 in Vienna.
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Thomas R. Kane died on 16 February 2019 in Stanford.
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Thomas R. Kane was a mathematician, war photographer and university teacher.
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Thomas R. Kane was American.
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