Russian physicist Zhores I. Alfyorov, ( Nobel laureate in 2000 ) praised it, saying he was very pleased with Pólya's famous book.

* 1920 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian economist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2000 )

* 1904 – Louis Néel, French physicist, Nobel laureate ( d. 2000 )

* 2000 – Louis Néel, French physicist, Nobel laureate ( b. 1904 )

** Louis Néel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2000 )

* May 29 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2000 )

* April 26 – Michael Smith, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2000 )

* May 16 – Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2000 )

Since the 2000 presidential election, Li Ao has bitterly spoken out against pro-independence Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee, who publicly supported Chen Shui-bian.

* Jack Kilby, inventor, 2000 Nobel Prize laureate in physics

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (; born 23 June 1937 ) is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland ( 1994 – 2000 ), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work.

Originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, in 2000 the airport and train station were renamed in honour of Lyonnais aviation pioneer and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a laureate of the Grand Prix du roman de l ' Académie française who died in the Second World War.

* April 26-Michael Smith, biochemist, 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate ( d. 2000 )

* Pedro Mir ( 1913 – 2000 ), poet, laureate of the Dominican Republic

The founder of the Kontras human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht University to pursue a Master's degree in international law and human rights.

The Forum 2000 Foundation was founded in 1996 as a joint initiative of the Czech President Václav Havel, Japanese philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel.

In 2000 Rem Koolhaas won the Pritzker Prize.

Events that have been held here include " ABCDF Palabras de Ciudad " ( 2002 ) showing life in popular housing in photographs and video, " Bordados del Mexico Antiguo " ( Embroidery of Old Mexico ) showing processes, history and design, Rem Koolhaas Premio Pritzker 2000 " conference and " Exchanging Views: Visions of Latin America " which was an exhibit from the collection of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros comprising 148 works by 72 artists from across Latin America in 2006.

Håvard Rem wrote a book about the player in 2000, entitled Erik Mykland: oppvekst, livsstil, EM 2000, spillestil.

* 1944 – Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect

* Rem Koolhaas, a Dutch architect

Remment Lucas " Rem " Koolhaas (; born ) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

Remment Koolhaas, usually abbreviated to Rem Koolhaas, was born on 17 November 1944 in Rotterdam, Netherlands to Anton Koolhaas ( 1912 – 1992 ) and Selinde Pietertje Roosenburg ( born 1920 ).

Rem Koolhaas has a brother, Thomas, and a sister, Annabel.

Rem Koolhaas inspecting the Seattle Central Library model.

In September 2006, Rem Koolhaas was commissioned to develop 111 First Street in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan, working with real estate developer Louis Dubin.

In October 2008 Rem Koolhaas was invited for a European " group of the wise " under the chairmanship of former Spanish prime minister Felipe González to help ' design ' the future European Union.

Koolhaas celebrates the " chance-like " nature of city life: " The City is an addictive machine from which there is no escape " " Rem Koolhaas ... defined the city as a collection of “ red hot spots .” ( Anna Klingmann ).

It led Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture ( OMA ) to create a new company, AMO, exclusively dedicated to the investigation and performance in this realm.

In 2005 Rem Koolhaas co-founded Volume Magazine together with Mark Wigley and Ole Bouman.

The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas in 1988.

All Sant ' elia district will be changed, the old ruined apartment buildings will be demolished and a new district designed by Rem Koolhaas will rise.

Rem Koolhaas and the Office of Metropolitan Architecture proposed two projects for the Island in his book " Delirious New York ": the Welfare Island Hotel and the Roosevelt Island Redevelopment Proposal ( both in 1975-76 ).

Rem Koolhaas / Oma.

The architectural design, by Rem Koolhaas and OMA, was determined in 2009 in an international competition.

From the ' 80s to the present Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture ( OMA ) became one of the leading world architects.

Guest editors have included Rem Koolhaas, James Cameron, Will Wright, and JJ Abrams.

In 2001, Rem Koolhaas was commissioned to submit two designs for a $ 200 million expansion ; plans were dropped again in 2003, causing director Maxwell L. Anderson to resign.

The new campus center, designed by Rem Koolhaas, and a new state-of-the-art residence hall designed by Helmut Jahn, State Street Village, opened in 2003.