Researchers reflect on the death of billionaire science donor Jim Simons and his charitable impact

Photo caption: Jim Simons, who amassed a $31 billion fortune, was a major supporter of science. Photo credit: Beatrice de Gea / The New York Times / Redux. Article by Madeline Reinsel. Science – May 16, 2024.

Jim Simons, a math prodigy who gave up an academic career to make a fortune with the world’s first quantitative investing firm, died last week at the age of 86 at his home in New York City after a battle with lung cancer. Late in his life, Simons and his wife, Marilyn Simons, gave billions of dollars through their foundation to fund basic research in math, physics, astronomy, computer science, and neuroscience, in addition to a number of educational and humanitarian pursuits. […]

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