Antoine's Necklace or How to Keep a Necklace From Falling Apart

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Beverly L. Brechner

Beverly L. Brechner was born in New York City, where she was educated in her early years. She completed high school in Miami Beach, and received her Bachelor's and Masters' degrees from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics (topology) in 1964 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and taught for several years at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. She then accepted a position at the University of Florida, where she is now Professor of Mathematics. During her tenure at Florida, she spent a sabbatical year at the University of Michigan, as well as a summer at the University of Texas, doing research and teaching. Her mathematical interests include geometric topology and continuum theory.

John C. Mayer

Born in Pennsylvania and educated in his early years in New Jersey and Florida, John C. Mayer received his baccalaureate degree in 1967 from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, and, after nine years teaching secondary school, doctorates in philosophy (logic) in 1980 and mathematics (topology) in 1982 from the University of Florida (where Beverly L. Brechner was his mathematics advisor). After a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Saskatchewan, he accepted a position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he is at present. His mathematical interests include geometric topology, continuum theory, and, lately, dynamical systems.