Bott-Milnor-Kervaire 1,2,4,8 Theorem/Historical Note

Historical Note on Bott-Milnor-Kervaire 1,2,4,8 Theorem

Bott-Milnor-Kervaire 1,2,4,8 Theorem was proved by Raoul Bott, John Willard Milnor and Michel André Kervaire in $1958$.


Sources

  • 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.26$: Extensions of the Complex Number System. Algebras, Quaternions, and Lagrange's Four Squares Theorem