Michel Talagrand of France has credited a brush with blindness for leading to the work that resulted in his recognition by the math equivalent of the Nobel Prize. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang ...

For those achievements, he is this year’s winner of the Abel Prize — his field’s equivalent of the Nobel. “Few other living mathematicians have contributed more to our understanding of ...

He has been a true mathematical visionary,” read a recent press release from the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, which honored him with this year’s Abel Prize—one of the highest ...

Masaki Kashiwara has won the 2025 Abel prize, sometimes called the Nobel prize of mathematics, for his work on algebraic analysis. Kashiwara, a professor at Kyoto University, Japan, received the ...

Michel Talagrand is the 27th recipient of the Abel Prize, which was first awarded in 2003. Peter Badge / Typos1 / Abel Prize 2024 The 2024 Abel Prize—the mathematics world’s Nobel Prize ...

Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara, who received the prestigious Abel Prize this year, has said his love for ...

A Japanese mathematician who won the prestigious Abel Prize has stressed the importance of creativity in research.

Argentina-born mathematician Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel Prize — one of the most coveted awards in mathematics — for his work on equations that are important for describing physical ...

Argentinian-born mathematician Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel Prize — one of the most coveted awards in mathematics — for his work on equations that are important for describing ...

A French mathematician who says maths "gives you wings" has been awarded the Abel Prize - one of the most prestigious honours in the field. Michel Talagrand, 72, received the award for his ...