Fields Medals and Nevanlinna Prize 1986
Fields Medals
born August 20, 1957, Cambridge, England
Oxford University
Received medal primarily for his work on topology of four-manifolds,
especially for showing that there is a differential structure on euclidian
four-space which is different from the usual structure.
born July 28, 1954, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany
Princeton University
Using methods of arithmetic algebraic geometry, he received medal primarily
for his proof of the Mordell Conjecture.
born April 21, 1951, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
Developed new methods for topological analysis of four-manifolds. One of his
results is a proof of the four-dimensional Poincaré Conjecture.
``Valiant has contributed in a decisive way to the growth of almost every
branch of the fast growing young tree of theoretical computer science, his
theory of counting problems being perhaps his most important and
mature work''
Volker Strassen
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International mathematical congresses. An illustrated history 1893 - 1986
Rev. ed. including ICM 1986. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1986
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