Fields Medal
The Fields
Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under
40 years of age at the International Congress of
the International Mathematical Union (IMU),
a meeting that takes place every four years. The Fields Medal is sometimes
viewed as the highest honor a mathematician can receive.[1][2] The
Fields Medal and the Abel Prize have often been described as the
mathematician's "Nobel Prize". The
Fields Medal differs from the Abel in view of the age restriction mentioned
above.
The
prize comes with a monetary award, which since 2006 has been 15,000.The
colloquial name is in honour of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. Fields was
instrumental in establishing the award, designing the medal itself, and funding
the monetary component.
The
medal was first awarded in 1936 to Finnish mathematician Lars Ahlfors and
American mathematician Jesse Douglas,
and it has been awarded every four years since 1950. Its purpose is to give
recognition and support to younger mathematical researchers who have made major
contributions.
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