Daniel Amit
Encyclopedia
Daniel J. Amit was an Israel
i 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 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. Was a leading figure and among founders of the modern theory of neural networks
.
Amit was widely known for his engagement for peace, especially between Israel
and Palestine
.
Amit was naturalized as an Italian citizen in 1999. He took his life in his Jerusalem home on November 4, 2007.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i physicist and pacifist.
Amit started his scientific activity in particle physics
Particle physics
Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation. In current understanding, particles are excitations of quantum fields and interact following their dynamics...
, obtaining a PhD from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
. He was then active, in the 1970s, in statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics or statistical thermodynamicsThe terms statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics are used interchangeably...
. In the 1980s he moved on to a more interdisciplinary research including neurosciences. He was professor at the Racah Institute of Physics of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and professor of Neural Networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
in the Department of Physics of the Sapienza University of Rome. Was a leading figure and among founders of the modern theory of neural networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
.
Amit was widely known for his engagement for peace, especially between Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
Amit was naturalized as an Italian citizen in 1999. He took his life in his Jerusalem home on November 4, 2007.
External links
- Home page of Amit at the Hebrew University
- "Testimonianze contro il male": Article on La Rivista del Manifesto (in Italian)