Mathematician who tamed randomness wins Abel Prize

Mathematician who tamed randomness wins Abel Prize

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00839-6

#MichelTalagrand laid mathematical groundwork that has allowed others to tackle problems involving random processes.

#AbelPrize #mathematics @mathematics@lemmy.ml @mathematics@a.gup.pe

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davel@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I heard he had this epiphany on a drunken walk

ulaulaman@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

@davel As a lot of scientists! For example, Niels Bohr has a beer's pipeline in his home gifted him by Carlsberg!

davel@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

It seems that’s a tall tale with a kernel of truth.

“There was no such pipeline, but indeed Niels Bohr was entitled to free delivery of beer in the form of kegs and bottles/crates from 1932 to 1962.”