Simons, James Jim
<p>Oct 31, 2009 2:02 PM  specifically funds  Autism research.  38M  to autism.
plans to spend another 100M... MIT  includes  sci of Simons choosing.
 
majored in course 18 at MIT
 
born in 1938  age 73/74 in 2012.
 
only child, born to Jewish family, raised in Brookline.
 
PhD in math from Cal at age 23;
 
father of 3 kids:  2 died: drowning and a car accident;
 
founded Renaissance Tech:  private investment firm based in NY;
 
world's most successful hedge funds.
 
taught math at MIT and Harv.
 
1968  chair of math at Stony Brook.
 
area minimizing multi-d  surfaces</p>