Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright was a British mathematician. She was one of the pioneers of what would later become known as chaos theory. Along with J. E. Littlewood, Cartwright saw many solutions to a problem which would later be seen as an example of the butterfly effect.
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Position held
- chairperson, chairperson, principal
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- December 17, 1900
- Died
- April 3, 1998
