She put her formal studies on hold for several years for personal reasons however, she continued to conduct research and publish papers in educational mathematics alongside her academic husband.Īfter obtaining her doctorate in 1957, Luchins again pursued teaching, teaching for four years at the University of Miami before being appointed as an associate professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic in 1962. Luchins began her doctoral studies at NYU under Kurt Friedrichs and Richard Courant as she began her teaching career at Brooklyn College. from University of Oregon in 1957 with her dissertation " On Some Properties of Certain Banach Algebras." Career įrom 1942 to 1943, Luchins worked for the government as an inspector of anti-aircraft equipment at Sperry Gyroscope during World War II. She earned her B.A from Brooklyn College in 1942 and her M.A. In high school Hirsch excelled at mathematics, tutoring other students and assisting teachers with grading.
She emigrated to the United States at age six, settling with her family in New York City. Luchins.Įdith Hirsch was born in 1921 in Poland. The Luchins and Luchins' Water Jar Experiment is named after her and psychologist Abraham S. Her work focused on applying mathematical principles to problems in the philosophy of science and psychology, most notably in the field of Gestalt psychology. Luchins and Luchins' Water Jar ExperimentĮdith Hirsch Luchins (21 December 1921 Brzeziny, Poland – 18 November 2002 Suffern, New York) was a Polish-American mathematician.
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