Heinz-Otto Peitgen 1562451 221984946 2008-06-27T00:19:50Z Mdd 113850 /* Awards */ [[image:Peitgen2.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Heinz-Otto Peitgen]] '''Heinz-Otto Peitgen''' (born April 30, [[1945]] in [[Bruch (Nümbrecht)|Bruch]], [[Nümbrecht]] near [[Cologne]]) is a German [[mathematician]]. Peitgen is one of the most prominent researchers in the study of [[fractal]]s. == Life == Peitgen studied [[mathematics]], [[physics]] and [[Economics|economics]] from [[1965]] until [[1971]] in [[Bonn]], later working for six years at the Institute for Applied Mathematics at the [[University of Bonn]] under [[Christian Fenske]], where he received his [[PhD]] in [[1973]]. His doctoral dissertation was ''Asymptotische Fixpunkts&auml;tze und Stabilit&auml;t'' (en: ''Asymptotic fixed-point theorems and stability''). After receiving his [[habilitation]] in [[1977]], he first taught as private docent in Bonn before obtaining a professorship for mathematics at the [[University of Bremen]]. In 1986 Peitgen and [[Peter Richter]] published their lavishly illustrated and very influential book ''The Beauty of Fractals'', which was amongst the first books popularizing the concept of fractals to the general public. This book was followed up in 1988 by ''The Science of Fractal Images'' and in 1992 by a large and authoritative volume entitled ''Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science'', written in collaboration with [[Hartmut Jürgens]] and [[Dietmar Saupe]]. Peitgen is director of the Centre for Complex Systems and Visualization (Centrum für Complexe Systeme und Visualisierung - CeVis) at the University of Bremen. His research work emphasises [[dynamical systems]], [[numerical analysis]], [[image analysis]], and [[Exploratory data analysis|data analysis]], as well as the use of computers in image-based medical diagnostics. ==Awards== 2005 Werner Körte Medaille in gold - presented by the German association for surgery (DGCH) for the development of a [[software visualization]] program, which is used by surgeons to understand possible complications and determine improved procedures for complicated liver-surgical interventions.<ref>{{cite web | title =Werner Körte Medaille in Gold für Heinz-Otto Peitgen | publisher =http://www.mevis.de | date =[[2005-07-04]] | url =http://www.mevis.de/home/single-news/period/1146224698///article/17/werner-korte-medaille-in-gold-fur-heinz-otto-peitgen/?cHash=713594d9f1 | accessdate =2007-05-07 }}</ref> == Selected publications == * ''The Beauty of Fractals'', Springer, Heidelberg, 1986 (with P. H. Richter) * ''The Science of Fractal Images'', Springer Verlag, Tokyo, Springer, New York, 1988 (with D. Saupe) * ''Newton's Method and Dynamical Systems'', Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1989 * ''Fraktale: Gezähmtes Chaos'', Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, Themen XLIX, München, 1990 (with H. Jürgens) * ''Fractals for the Classroom &ndash; Strategic Activities, Vol. 1'', Springer-Verlag, New York, and NCTM, 1990 (with H. Jürgens, D. Saupe, E. Maletsky, T. Perciante and L. Yunker) * ''Fractals for the Classroom &ndash; Part One'', Springer-Verlag, New York, and NCTM, 1991 (with H. Jürgens and D. Saupe) * ''Fractals for the Classroom &ndash; Part Two'', Springer-Verlag, New York, and NCTM, 1992 (with H. Jürgens and D. Saupe) * ''Fractals for the Classroom &ndash; Strategic Activities, Vol. 2'', Springer-Verlag, New York, and NCTM, 1992 (with H. Jürgens, D. Saupe, E. Maletsky, T. Perciante and L. Yunker) * ''Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science'', Springer-Verlag, 1992 (with H. Jürgens and D. Saupe) == References == <references/> == External links == * Complete list of publications by Heinz-Otto Peitgen [http://www.iconic-turn.de/upload/51_peitgen_biblio_lang.doc] * Center for Complex Systems and Visualization (CeVis) [http://www.cevis.uni-bremen.de] * Heinz Otto Peitgen at Iconic Turn (in German) [http://www.iconic-turn.de/staticpages/index.php?page=referentid51] {{DEFAULTSORT:Peitgen, Heinz-Otto}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:German mathematicians]] [[Category:20th century mathematicians]] [[Category:21st century mathematicians]] [[Category:University of Bonn alumni]] [[Category:University of Bonn faculty]] [[de:Heinz-Otto Peitgen]]