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Sciences > Mathematics Overview of the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize: 1 of 5

The IMU Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for applications of mathematics is to be awarded for outstanding - mathematical contributions that have found significant practical applications outside of mathematics, or - achievements that made the application of mathematical methods to areas outside of mathematics possible in an innovat...
Sciences > Mathematics Jean-Pierre Serre: A biography: 1 of 2

Jean-Pierre Serre (born September 15, 1926) is one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century, active in algebraic geometry, number theory and topology. With the Fields Medal in 1954 and the Abel Prize in 2003, he has received two of the highest honors in mathematics. Life and career Serre was educated at the Lyc...
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Biography: Friedrich Engels: 1 of 2

Friedrich Engels (November 28, 1820-August 5, 1895) was a 19th-century German political philosopher. With his partner, the better known Karl Marx, Engels developed communist theory, co-authoring The Communist Manifesto (1848). Engels also edited several volumes of Das Kapital after Marx's death. Engels was born in Barmen-Elb...
Sciences > Mathematics Overview of the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize: 1 of 2

The Rolf Nevanlinna Prize is awarded once every 4 years at the International Congress of Mathematicians, for outstanding contributions in Mathematical Aspects of Information Sciences including: All mathematical aspects of computer science, including complexity theory, logic of programming languages, analysis of algorithms, c...
Sciences > Physics Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan: A biography: 1 of 2

Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses. He made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. When he was nearly five years old, Ramanujan entered the primary school in Kumbakonam although he would atten...
Sciences > Mathematics Biographies: Alexander Grothendieck: 1 of 1

Alexander Grothendieck (Berlin, March 28, 1928) is one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century. He is also one of its most extreme scientific personalities, with achievements over a short span of years that are still scarcely credible in their broad scope and sheer bulk, and an approach that antagonised even...
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition: 1 of 1

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to Putnam Competition, is an annual mathematics competition for undergraduate college students, awarding scholarships and cash prizes ranging from $250 to $2,500 for the top students and $5,000 to $25,000 for the top schools. The competition was funded in ...
Sciences > Mathematics Al Kashi: A biography: 2 of 3

Ghiyaseddin Jamsheed Kashani (1380 - 22 June 1429) was a Persian astronomer and mathematician. His name also appears as Al-Kashi. He was born in Kashan, Iran. While Tamerlane was undertaking his military campaigns, conditions were very difficult with widespread poverty where Kashi grew up. And Kashi lived in poverty, like so...
Sciences > Geology & Geophysics Volcanoes, what they do and how they're formed: 4 of 5

A volcano is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a planet's surface of magma, molten rock welling up from the planet's interior. Other forms of volcano include ice volcanoes (particularly on some moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune) and mud volcanoes. On Earth, volcanoes tend to occur near the bo...
Sciences > Astronomy Exploring black holes: 9 of 11

What is a black hole? A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing can escape, even light. To see why this happens, imagine throwing a tennis ball into the air. The harder you throw the tennis ball, the faster it is travelling when it leaves your hand and the higher the ball will go before turning back. If you th...