Nomination for Ronald L. Graham for Ams President
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It is a privilege, as well as a singular honor, for me to place Ronald L. Graham’s name in nomination for the Presidency of the American Mathematical Society. Graham is one of the charismatic figures in contemporary mathematics, as well as the leading problem-solver of his generation. For the last twenty-five years, he has been the central figure in the development of discrete mathematics. His seminal work has led to the birth of at least three new branches of mathematics: Ramsey theory, computational geometry, and worst case analysis of multiprocessing algorithms (now sometimes referred to as “Graham type analysis.”)
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