2013 Abel Prize goes to Belgian Pierre Deligne, who proved a deep conjecture about algebra and geometry. It has been four decades since Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne made his most celebrated ...

Mathematicians have used pictures to solve equations ever since Pythagoras cooked up his famous theorem, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that the deep links between shapes and sums really came ...

There is no Nobel Prize in mathematics, but in 2001 the Norwegian government established a million-dollar Abel Prize, which is widely considered as an equivalent of the Nobel for mathematicians. This ...

Belgian mathematician >Pierre Deligne, who is regarded as one of the most celebrated mathematicians of the 20th century, has been chosen for this year’s prestigious Abel Prize in Mathematics. The ...

Pierre Deligne netted the prize, one oft he most prestigious in mathematics and worth about $1 million, for proving a deep conjecture about algebraic geometry which has helped to transform number ...

Pierre Deligne has excelled in finding connections between various fields of mathematics, leading to several important discoveries. Photo: Cliff Moore/AP (Cliff Moore/AP ) Oslo: Belgian-born Pierre ...

Belgian-born mathematician Pierre Deligne was Wednesday awarded the six-million-kroner ($1 million) Abel Prize for mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said. Deligne was cited for ...

USING pictures to solve equations just earned someone $1 million. Pierre Deligne of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton took home the 2013 Abel prize last week, awarded by the ...

Reviewed Work: Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians, Volumes 1 and 2 by Pierre Deligne, Pavel Etingof, Daniel S. Freed, Lisa C. Jeffrey, David Kazhdan, John W. Morgan, David R.

Belgian-born Pierre Deligne has won this year’s $1-million Abel Prize in mathematics for his contributions to algebraic geometry and their “transformative impact on number theory, representation ...