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An Interview with Cedric Villani: 2010 Fields Medalist

Boltzmann equation

An Interview with Cedric Villani: 2010 Fields Medalist

Cédric Villani is a French mathematician, who was awarded the Fields Medal (considered to be the highest prize in mathematics) in 2010. He is currently Director of Institut Henri Poincaré and also sits in the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, representing Essonne’s 5th constituency. He

MAINS Established in Heidelberg

Press release Mathematics Informatics Station – MAINS established! The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation presents the exhibitions “Experiencing Mathematics” and “Masters of Abstraction” in its new residence. As of now, visitors of MAINS in Heidelberg are able to experience how exciting mathematics and computer science can be and which roles they play

Some Beautiful Minds: 4th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2016

This week (17 Sep, 2016 to 23 Sep, 2016), the German city of Heidelberg will be host to over 20 extraordinary minds as the 4th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) is under way and we shall be reporting on the events of the HLF as it progresses. The HLF is modelled

Book Review: Birth of a Theorem by Cedric Villani

Birth of a Theorem

Book Review: Birth of a Theorem by Cedric Villani

Cédric Villani is a modern mathematical giant, he has won many coveted prizes in his life as a professional mathematician and is the director of one of France’s most prestigious schools of mathematics. I had the pleasure of hearing Prof. Villani speak last year at a conference in the

Prof. Alexander Grothendieck - The math genius!

Alexander Grothendieck

Prof. Alexander Grothendieck - The math genius!

I was reading a math-related post in Facebook when suddenly the message icon in the top right corner of the facebook page turned red and the speakers of my system made a beep sound. It was a message from my friend, Manjil, asking me to write an obituary of the

A mathematical marvel: Manjul Bhargava

Dr. Anupam Saikia profiles prodigious mathematical talent of Indian origin, Manjul Bhargava, who was named a recipient of this year’s Fields Medal, the highest honour in mathematics. This article was published in the Horizon supplement of The Assam Tribune on 10th October 2014 and has been reproduced here verbatim

William P. Thurston, Theoretical Mathematician, Dies at 65

William P. Thurston, Theoretical Mathematician, Dies at 65

William P. Thurston, a mathematician who revolutionized understanding of the structure of three-dimensional spaces and won the Fields Medal, often described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematics, died on Tuesday in Rochester. He was 65. Thurston’s geometrization conjecture states that compact 3-manifolds can be decomposed canonically

Mathematicians’ Nobel Prize: Fields Medal or Abel Prize

Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) made his fortune through the manufacture of explosives. He was born in Sweden, grew up in Russia, studied chemistry and technology in France and the US, and built up companies in several countries all over the world. In his will, Nobel designated the establishment of annual prizes