Fields Medallists' Lectures

Fields Medallists' Lectures PDF Author: Michael Francis Atiyah
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810231170
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 652

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Book Description
Although not as publicly well-known as the Nobel Prizes, the Fields Medal shares the same intellectual standing and is the equivalent award in the field of mathematics. This volume presents a selected list of 22 Fields Medallists and their contributions to give a highly interesting and varied bird's eye view of mathematics over the past 60 years. The contributions relate directly to the work for which the Medals were awarded or to the medallists' more current interests. In most cases, they are preceded by the introductory speech given by another leading mathematician during the prize ceremony, a photograph and up-to-date biographical notice.