By Charles Huckabee. Four scholars have received the Fields Medal for 2014, including the first female medalist in the 78-year history of the prestigious mathematics prize, the International Mathematical Union has announced. The union presents the medal every four years to up to four mathematicians age 40 or younger to recognize outstanding existing work and to foster “the promise of future achievement.”
The 2014 prizes were awarded on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians, being held this year in Seoul, South Korea. More...
16 août 2014
4 Receive the Fields Medal, Including the Prize’s First Female Medalist
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