Emmy Noether

Amalie "Emmy" Noether, a renowned mathematician and frequent IAS Visitor (1933–35) while working at Bryn Mawr College, has been posthumously recognized as a "Legacy Honoree" by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAA&S). She was nominated by Helmut Hofer, Hermann Weyl Professor in the School of Mathematics, who described her as "a great mathematician and human being."

Regarded by Hermann Weyl as “the greatest [woman mathematician] that history has known”, Emmy Noether, past Visitor in the School of Mathematics (1933–35), was a pioneer in the field of abstract algebra. This June, the Institute is hosting a conference celebrating her contributions, which is accompanied by a display of archival materials in Fuld Hall.

Emmy Murphy is a past Member and Visitor in the School of Mathematics, serving as a von Neumann fellow in 2019–20. In this Quanta interview, Murphy discusses geometric spaces and the spaces inhabited by mathematicians, as well as the inspiration that she draws from her namesake, past IAS Visitor Emmy Noether. 

Writing for Quanta Magazine, previous Director's Visitor K.C. Cole presents a historical overview of the idea of symmetry, highlighting the research of Albert Einstein, Emmy Noether, Carl P. Feinberg Professor Juan Maldacena, and Charles Simonyi...

Scientists look around the universe and see amazing structure. There are objects and processes of fantastic complexity. Every action in our universe follows exact laws of nature that are perfectly expressed in a mathematical language. These laws of...

Hermann Weyl, Professor in the School of Mathematics (1933–51, Emeritus 1951–55), delivered a eulogy for Emmy Noether, one of the first Visitors to the Institute from 1933–35, at Bryn Mawr just two weeks after her passing. In his address, Weyl...

On Friday, May 6, the Institute for Advanced Study will host a public event, “Celebrating Emmy Noether,” which will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus.

The event will feature talks on the work and life of Emmy Noether...