Arthur T. Winfree

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkbp:author The Geometry of Biological Time
When Time Breaks Down
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
gptkb:MacArthur_Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-03-25
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-11-05
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor Bruce C. Gibbins
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:James_Keener
gptkb:Steven_Strogatz
gptkb:John_J._Tyson
Leon Glass
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Purdue_University
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biophysics
dynamical systems
mathematical biology
chronobiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur T. Winfree
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Keener
gptkb:Steven_Strogatz
gptkb:Yoshiki_Kuramoto
gptkb:John_J._Tyson
Leon Glass
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Norbert_Wiener
Arthur Winfree Sr.
gptkbp:knownFor work on cardiac arrhythmias
Winfree model
concept of phase singularity
theory of coupled oscillators
work on biological rhythms
work on circadian rhythms
work on spiral waves in excitable media
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableIdea coupled oscillators
biological clocks
phase singularity
Winfree model
spiral waves in excitable media
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
biologist
chemist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona,_USA
gptkbp:sibling Richard Winfree
gptkbp:spouse Barbara Winfree
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Mathematical_Structure_of_the_Human_Sleep-Wake_Cycle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7