Lev Semenovich Pontryagin

Lev Semenovich Pontryagin ( ??? ????????? ?????????) (3 September 1908 – 3 May 1988) was a Soviet Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow and lost his eyesight in a primus stove explosion when he was 14. Despite his blindness he was able to become a mathematician due to the help of his mother Tatyana Andreevna who read mathematical books to him. He made major discoveries in a number of fields of mathematics, including the more geometric parts of topology.

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• Autobiography of Pontryagin (in Russian)