The third place on our list of best mathematicians in the world today goes to Elon that was born into a mathematical family where both his father, a mathematician, and his mother, a computer ...

Wigderson, born in Israel, is best known for his work with “complexity theory,” which involves the speed and efficiency of algorithms. He has co-authored papers with more than 100 people in ...

A reclusive Russian named Grigory Perelman has puzzled the world of mathematicians. On Tuesday, Perelman won a coveted Fields Medal, an award given every four years by the International ...

Here are ten things you need to know about the French mathematician. 7. Fermat had five children. The eldest, Clément-Samuel, inherited his father's office of councillor. 8. Best known for Fermat ...

Andrea Kane / Institute for Advanced Study The 2023 Turing Award—the computing world’s Nobel Prize equivalent—has been given to mathematician Avi Wigderson for his groundbreaking and widely ...

The water level in a river may be random, but the mathematician’s work can discern its likely maximum level, which would advise where to construct buildings to avoid flooding, writes the New ...

However, they can be predictive (once they have been sufficiently tested) for ecological systems. For these applications, I think the best way to deploy their use is to develop general models that can ...