Fields Medal

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The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union, a meeting that takes place every four years. The Fields Medal is often viewed as the top honor a mathematician can receive. It comes with a monetary award, which in 2006 was C$15,000. Founded at the behest of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, the medal was first awarded in 1936, to Finnish mathematician Lars Ahlfors and American mathematician Jesse Douglas, and has been regularly awarded since 1950. Its purpose is to give recognition and support to younger mathematical researchers who have made major contributions.

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  • Grigori Perelman: The genius in hiding

    New Scientist 2 days, 15 hours ago

    He caused another sensation four years later when he was awarded the Fields medal - the "mathematics Nobel" - for his work, declined to accept it, ...

  • A mad, principled genius

    Toronto Star 6 days, 23 hours ago

    Ball asked Perelman to accept a Fields Medal, the highest award for achievement in mathematics. The Fields is given out every four years, to as few as two ...

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  • Fields Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International ... en.wikipedia.org

  • Fields Medal

    The International Congress of Mathematicians at Zurich in 1932 adopted his proposal, and the Fields Medal was first awarded at the next congress, ... www.gap-system.org

  • Fields Medal -- from Wolfram MathWorld

    The Fields Medals are commonly regarded as mathematics' closest analog to the Nobel Prize (which does not exist in mathematics), and are awarded every four ... mathworld.wolfram.com

  • Fields Institute - The Fields Medal

    The history of the Fields Medal begins in the Committee of the International Congress set up by the University of Toronto in November of 1923, ... www.fields.utoronto.ca