Amit, Daniel J.

Autor: Amit, Daniel J.
Rok: 1938-2007
Oblast působnosti: fyzici, vědci

Biogr./Hist. údaje: Izraelský fyzik, narodil se v Polsku, od roku 1999 naturalizovaný Ital. Specializoval se na kvantovou teorii pole, statistickou mechaniku. Je to jeden ze zakladatelů moderní teorie neuronových sítí. Byl známým pacifistou pro své angažování se v otázkách míru, zejménav oblasti Izraele a Palestiny.
Zdroj: Autoritní databáze Národní knihovny ČR

Daniel J. Amit (Łódź, Poland, 1938 – Jerusalem, November 4, 2007) was an Israeli physicist and pacifist.Amit started his scientific activity in particle physics, obtaining a PhD from Brandeis University. He was then active, in the 1970s, in statistical mechanics. In the 1980s he moved on to a more interdisciplinary research including neurosciences. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1982-83. He was professor at The Racah Institute of Physics of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and professor of neural networks in the Department of Physics of the Sapienza University of Rome and was among the founders of the modern theory of neural networks.Amit was widely known for his engagement for peace, especially between Israel and the Palestinians.Amit was naturalized as an Italian citizen in 1999. He took his life in his Jerusalem home on November 4, 2007.