2006 Abel Prize announced
Swedish mathematician Lennart Carleson has been awarded the 2006 Abel Prize (BBC report). The award was based in large part on Carleson's work on Fourier series.
But I'm not sure what to make of this part of a Reuter's report:
"The prize statutes say it should aim to spur interest in mathematics among children and young people. So far, all winners of the prize have been in their 70s."
Is Reuter's trying to make a little dig at the Abel awards committee?
Posted by Kipli on
Thursday March 23, 2006 at 5:25pm