Princeton prof wins Fields Medal, "Nobel of Math"

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<p>The Fields Medals are the equivalent of a Nobel Prize in mathematics and awarded every four years to up to four mathematicians under the age of 40. The winners who accepted their medals today are:</p>

<p>● Andrei Okounkov from Princeton University in New Jersey, US</p>

<p>● Terence Tao from the University of California in Los Angeles, US</p>

<p>● Wendelin Werner from the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay, France</p>

<p>A medal was also awarded to Grigori Perelman, an eccentric Russian mathematician, who has received widespread acclaim for a proof of the Poincar</p>

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<p>Not to mention the second guy- Terence Tao, is an aussie who did his PhD at Princeton :)</p>

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<p>This Okounkov has done some really fascinating work. </p>

<p>He certainly deserves the Fields.</p>

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<p>"okounkov wins prestigious fields medal for mathematics work":</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S15/62/65A31/index.xml?section=topstories%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S15/62/65A31/index.xml?section=topstories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"two princetonians among four awarded fields medal":</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/05/19/news/15718.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/05/19/news/15718.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>congrats Princeton community!!!</p>

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<p>tao named to popular science magazine's "brilliant 10" list:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/80d15f1a587ad010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd/8.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/80d15f1a587ad010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd/8.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>what a genius.</p>

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<p>An RSI alumni.</p>

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<p>I believe Terence Tao was featured on the CNN Special "Genius" last evening with Dr. Gupta. Really an interesting program. Contrasting with Tao and his work was a segment on the various tools parents use to help their children to develop into geniuses...and we wonder where the college stress comes from!</p>

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<p>in addition, tao just awarded a macarthur "genius" grant. not a bad couple weeks.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2070789/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id=%7B6DBB4260-1605-496C-8311-36328C702E50%7D&notoc=1"&gt;http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2070789/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={6DBB4260-1605-496C-8311-36328C702E50}&notoc=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>