
Peter D. Lax
Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics 1987

The Prize Committee in Mathematics for 1987 has unanimously recommended that the Wolf Prize in Mathematics be shared in equal halves by Peter D. Lax and Kiyoshi Ito.
Peter D. Lax
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York , N.Y., USA
“for his outstanding contributions to many areas of analysis and applied mathematics”
Professor Peter D. Lax, a graduate of the Courant Institute, embodies the best traditions of D. Hilbert as continued by R. Courant. Among his many contributions are the solution of the Cauchy problem with oscillatory data, the clarification of the role of stability of a numerical scheme, the comprehensive development of scattering theory, the theory of non-linear conservation laws and a deep insight into the Korteweg-de Vries equation. Prof. Lax’s influence has been profound and decisive in both pure and applied mathematic
