Mathematician:John David Thomas

Mathematician

American mathematician working in toplogy.

Best known for the topological constructs Thomas's plank and Thomas's corkscrew.

Also closely involved in the testing of nuclear weapons.

Nationality

American

History

• Born: 1933 in Oklahoma City
• Died: 11 June 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Theorems and Definitions

• Thomas's Plank
• Thomas's Corkscrew

Definitions of concepts named for John David Thomas can be found here.

Publications

• Feb. 1969: A Regular Space, Not Completely Regular (Amer. Math. Monthly Vol. 76, no. 2: pp. 181 – 182)  www.jstor.org/stable/2317272