Fields medal awarded to four young mathematicians
2026 Fields Medalists Chinese mathematician Yu Deng, US mathematician John Pardon and Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman, applaud as Chinese mathematician Hong Wang walks onstage to receive a Fields Medals during the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, July 23, 2026. ERIN BLEWETT / AFP The Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize of mathematics, was awarded Thursday, July 23, to four people – two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian. The honor – a recognition of outstanding discoveries by researchers under the age of 40 that is bestowed by the International Mathematical Union – comprises 15,000 Canadian dollars (USD $17,000) and a gold medallion bearing the likeness of Archimedes.
- ▪2026 Fields Medalists Chinese mathematician Yu Deng, US mathematician John Pardon and Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman, applaud as Chinese mathematician Hong Wang walks onstage to receive a Fields Medals during the International Congr
- ▪ERIN BLEWETT / AFP The Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize of mathematics, was awarded Thursday, July 23, to four people – two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian.
- ▪The honor – a recognition of outstanding discoveries by researchers under the age of 40 that is bestowed by the International Mathematical Union – comprises 15,000 Canadian dollars (USD $17,000) and a gold medallion bearing the likeness of
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2026 Fields Medalists Chinese mathematician Yu Deng, US mathematician John Pardon and Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman, applaud as Chinese mathematician Hong Wang walks onstage to receive a Fields Medals during the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, July 23, 2026. ERIN BLEWETT / AFP The Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize of mathematics, was awarded Thursday, July 23, to four people – two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian. The honor – a recognition of outstanding discoveries by researchers under the age of 40 that is bestowed by the International Mathematical Union – comprises 15,000 Canadian dollars (USD $17,000) and a gold medallion bearing the likeness of Archimedes.
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