Vincitori del 1966
Queste sono le schede dei giovani matematici premiati con il prestigioso premio, nell'anno 1966. Per un aumento nei fondi, si é scelto di premiare non piú soltanto due matematici, ma fino a un massimo di quattro.
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Michael Francis ATIYAH
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22 Aprile 1929
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Londra
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Oxford University
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Did joint work with Hirzebruch in K-theory; proved jointly with Singer the index theorem of elliptic operators on complex manifolds; worked in collaboration with Bott to prove a fixed point theorem related to the "Lefschetz formula".
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Paul Joseph COHEN
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2 Aprile 1934
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Long Branch, New Jersey (USA)
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Stanford University
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| Used technique called "forcing" to prove the independence in set theory of the axiom of choice and of the generalized continuum hypothesis. The latter problem was the first of Hilbert's problems of the 1900 Congress. | ||
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Alexander GROTHENDIECK
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28 Marzo 1928
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Berlino
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Università:
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University of Paris
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Built on work of Weil and Zariski and effected fundamental advances in algebraic geometry. He introduced the idea of K-theory (the Grothendieck groups and rings). Revolutionized homological algebra in his celebrated "Tohoku paper".
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Stephen SMALE
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15 Luglio 1930
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Flint, Michigan (USA)
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University of California, Berkeley
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| Worked in differential topology where he proved the generalized Poincaré conjecture in dimension n>=5: Every closed, n-dimensional manifold homotopy-equivalent to the n-dimensional sphere is homeomorphic to it. Introduced the method of handle-bodies to solve this and related problems. | ||
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