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Prior days' news: By date | Search This week's print issue Back issues: By date | Search March 27, 2008American and French Mathematicians Share $1.2-Million Abel PrizeThe Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced today that it would award the 2008 Abel Prize to John G. Thompson, a professor of mathematics at the University of Florida, and Jacques Tits, an emeritus professor at the Collège de France. The two will share $1.2-million when the prize, known by some as mathematics’ equivalent of the Nobel, is awarded in May. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Tits are being honored for “shaping modern group theory,” in the words of the Norwegian Academy’s citation. Each has won other high honors in mathematics, including the Fields Medal for Mr. Thompson, and the Wolf Prize for both mathematicians. —Lila Guterman Posted on Thursday March 27, 2008 | Permalink |Comments
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How fitting it is that the Abel should go to people working in Group Theory.
— David Mar 27, 03:43 PM #