Michael Spivak

Michael Spivak
Michael Spivak
	Spivak in 1974
Born	May 25, 1940; Queens, New York City, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2020 (aged 80); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (AB); Princeton University (MA, PhD);
Known for	The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus; Calculus on Manifolds: A Modern Approach to Classical Theorems of Advanced Calculus; A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry; MathTime;
Awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize for Expository Writing (1985)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics; Differential geometry;
Thesis	On Spaces Satisfying Poincaré Duality (1964)
Doctoral advisor	John Milnor

Michael David Spivak (May 25, 1940 – October 1, 2020) was an American mathematician specializing in differential geometry, an expositor of mathematics, and the founder of Publish-or-Perish Press. Spivak was the author of the five-volume A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry, which won the Leroy P. Steele Prize for expository writing in 1985.