Every pure mathematician has experienced that awkward moment when asked, “So what’s your research good for?” There are standard responses: a proud “Nothing!”; an explanation that mathematical research ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The $5 ...
Elon Lindenstrauss, a Princeton professor of mathematics, has received one of this year's Fields Medals, widely considered to be the math world's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. "One of the best parts ...
Ukrainian professor Maryna Viazovska received top mathematics prize Fields Medal alongside three others - Copyright AFP Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Ukrainian professor ...
The day after he received the Fields Medal for Mathematics, equivalent to the Nobel prize in the subject, Manjul Bhargava’s Inbox was flooded with more than 1000 emails, he told News India Times. In ...
On July 5, Princeton mathematician June Huh was awarded the Fields Medal — often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics” — at the International Mathematical Union (IMU) Award Ceremony. The ...