in physics from the University of Oregon in 1975, where his study of the energy levels of Bloch electrons in a magnetic field led to his discovery of the fractal known as Hofstadter's butterfly. He graduated with distinction in mathematics from Stanford University in 1965, and received his Ph.D. He grew up on the campus of Stanford University, where his father was a professor, and attended the International School of Geneva in 1958–59.

Hofstadter was born in New York City to Jewish parents: Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter and Nancy Givan Hofstadter. His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. His 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid won both the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science. Jones Melanie Mitchellĭouglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. The Energy Levels of Bloch Electrons in a Magnetic Field (1975)ĭavid Chalmers Robert M. Indiana University Stanford University University of Oregon University of Michigan National Book Award Pulitzer Prize Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement Ĭognitive science Philosophy of mind Translation Physics Gödel, Escher, Bach I Am a Strange Loop Hofstadter's butterfly Hofstadter's lawĬarol Ann Brush (1985–1993 her death) Baofen Lin (2012–present) Stanford University (BSc) University of Oregon (PhD, 1975 )

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