36 minutes agoThe world's most prominent mathematician dies
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)One of the world's most prominent mathematicians, Sir Michael Attaiah, has died at the age of 89. Attaiah, who worked at Cambridge University before retirement, made an extraordinary contribution to geometry and topology. He's honored with the highest price in mathematics, Fields Medal. Attaiah died on Friday [...]
Attaiah, who worked at Cambridge University before retirement, made an extraordinary contribution to geometry and topology.
He's honored with the highest price in mathematics, Fields Medal. Attaiah died on Friday (day).
His brother Joe told BBC News that he was one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.
Atiyah was also former president of the Royal Society, one of the highest honours a British scientist can receive.
The current president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan, described it as an excellent mimatician.
Attyah was known for developing a math branch called topology theory “K” and index theory “Atyah-Singer”.
