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# Alar Toomre

(1937)   Mathematician

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Alar Toomre is a mathematician.

## Quick Facts About Alar Toomre

Born February 5, 1937

Profession Mathematician

## About Alar Toomre

American-Estonian astronomer and mathematician (born 1937)... \| Alar Toomre is an American astronomer and mathematician. He is a professor of applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Toomre's research is focused on the dynamics of galaxies. He is a 1984 MacArthur Fellow.

##  Quotes by Alar Toomre

> [A single discovery within a lifetime is a very remarkable thing. Two over the course of a career-why, you'd be very lucky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alar-toomre/a-single-discovery-within-a-lifetime-is-a-very-remarkable-thing-two/)

Alar Toomre

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