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From: Gerry Myerson on 9 Mar 2010 16:58
In article
<c68f5809-31fe-4fd7-9c07-f0b6881e5f0c(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com>,
Tonico <Tonicopm(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> We really need a mathematics prize comparable to the Nobel Prize in
> importance and projection: the Fields Medal is ONLY for a particular
> achievment AND under the age of 40, and not for mathematical
> importance/transcendence, which should be, imo, without any age
> restriction.

Perhaps we could pass the virtual hat around and raise funds
for a prestigious Sci.Math.Medal to be awarded annually by a
committee composed of Robert Israel, Gerald Edgar, Arturo
Magidin, etc.

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Gerry Myerson (gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)
From: Bart Goddard on 9 Mar 2010 17:30
Gerry Myerson <gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai.i2u4email> wrote in news:gerry-
DEFD43.08580110032010(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> In article
> <c68f5809-31fe-4fd7-9c07-f0b6881e5f0c(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com>,
> Tonico <Tonicopm(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> We really need a mathematics prize comparable to the Nobel Prize in
>> importance and projection: the Fields Medal is ONLY for a particular
>> achievment AND under the age of 40, and not for mathematical
>> importance/transcendence, which should be, imo, without any age
>> restriction.
>
> Perhaps we could pass the virtual hat around and raise funds
> for a prestigious Sci.Math.Medal to be awarded annually by a
> committee composed of Robert Israel, Gerald Edgar, Arturo
> Magidin, etc.
>

Ah, of course,... the mathematical establishment....I'm in for 10
bucks (US).

--
Cheerfully resisting change since 1959.
From: A on 9 Mar 2010 19:47
On Mar 9, 9:01 am, Tonico <Tonic...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 9, 2:01 pm, Gerry <ge...(a)math.mq.edu.au> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 9, 4:31 pm, Bart Goddard <goddar...(a)netscape.net> wrote:
>
> > > Obispo de Tolosa <MathMan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote innews:1046383277.347140.1268110066496.JavaMail.root(a)gallium.mathforum.org:
>
> > > > Granville is obviously the greatest living mathematician, and perhaps
> > > > the only one.
>
> > > > The late Dr. Schramm was great precisely because he did NOT receive a
> > > > Fields medal.
>
> > > Cool!  I never got one either!
>
> > I was rooting for you, Bart. I couldn't believe they gave it
> > to that Wiles guy instead.
> > --
> > GM
>
> They actually didn't give it to Wiles: he only got to receive a
> special IMU silver plaque in 1998, because at the time the proof was
> finally presented with corrections and stuff, in 1994, he was over 40
> years old, which is the stupid and ridiculous age limit Fields Medal
> have and is why, in true comparison, the Fields Medal doesn't hold a
> candle to the Noble Prizes.
>
> We really need a mathematics prize comparable to the Nobel Prize in
> importance and projection: the Fields Medal is ONLY for a particular
> achievment AND under the age of 40, and not for mathematical
> importance/transcendence, which should be, imo, without any age
> restriction.
> Perhaps the closest one is the Wolf Prize, but still far behind the
> importance of a Nobel, comparatively.
>
> Tonio


How about the Abel Prize?
From: Gerry Myerson on 9 Mar 2010 20:43
In article
<6335e418-1355-4c95-b8f3-3e6a19217259(a)k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
A <anonymous.rubbertube(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Mar 9, 9:01�am, Tonico <Tonic...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 9, 2:01�pm, Gerry <ge...(a)math.mq.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Mar 9, 4:31�pm, Bart Goddard <goddar...(a)netscape.net> wrote:
> >
> > > > Obispo de Tolosa <MathMan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote
> > > > innews:1046383277.347140.1268110066496.JavaMail.root(a)gallium.mathforum.o
> > > > rg:
> >
> > > > > Granville is obviously the greatest living mathematician, and perhaps
> > > > > the only one.
> >
> > > > > The late Dr. Schramm was great precisely because he did NOT receive a
> > > > > Fields medal.
> >
> > > > Cool! �I never got one either!
> >
> > > I was rooting for you, Bart. I couldn't believe they gave it
> > > to that Wiles guy instead.
> > > --
> > > GM
> >
> > They actually didn't give it to Wiles: he only got to receive a
> > special IMU silver plaque in 1998, because at the time the proof was
> > finally presented with corrections and stuff, in 1994, he was over 40
> > years old, which is the stupid and ridiculous age limit Fields Medal
> > have and is why, in true comparison, the Fields Medal doesn't hold a
> > candle to the Noble Prizes.
> >
> > We really need a mathematics prize comparable to the Nobel Prize in
> > importance and projection: the Fields Medal is ONLY for a particular
> > achievment AND under the age of 40, and not for mathematical
> > importance/transcendence, which should be, imo, without any age
> > restriction.
> > Perhaps the closest one is the Wolf Prize, but still far behind the
> > importance of a Nobel, comparatively.
> >
> > Tonio
>
>
> How about the Abel Prize?

Don't you have to be a commuter to win that one?

--
Gerry Myerson (gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)
From: Tonico on 9 Mar 2010 22:01
On Mar 10, 2:47 am, A <anonymous.rubbert...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 9, 9:01 am, Tonico <Tonic...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 9, 2:01 pm, Gerry <ge...(a)math.mq.edu.au> wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 9, 4:31 pm, Bart Goddard <goddar...(a)netscape.net> wrote:
>
> > > > Obispo de Tolosa <MathMan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote innews:1046383277.347140.1268110066496.JavaMail.root(a)gallium.mathforum.org:
>
> > > > > Granville is obviously the greatest living mathematician, and perhaps
> > > > > the only one.
>
> > > > > The late Dr. Schramm was great precisely because he did NOT receive a
> > > > > Fields medal.
>
> > > > Cool!  I never got one either!
>
> > > I was rooting for you, Bart. I couldn't believe they gave it
> > > to that Wiles guy instead.
> > > --
> > > GM
>
> > They actually didn't give it to Wiles: he only got to receive a
> > special IMU silver plaque in 1998, because at the time the proof was
> > finally presented with corrections and stuff, in 1994, he was over 40
> > years old, which is the stupid and ridiculous age limit Fields Medal
> > have and is why, in true comparison, the Fields Medal doesn't hold a
> > candle to the Noble Prizes.
>
> > We really need a mathematics prize comparable to the Nobel Prize in
> > importance and projection: the Fields Medal is ONLY for a particular
> > achievment AND under the age of 40, and not for mathematical
> > importance/transcendence, which should be, imo, without any age
> > restriction.
> > Perhaps the closest one is the Wolf Prize, but still far behind the
> > importance of a Nobel, comparatively.
>
> > Tonio
>
> How about the Abel Prize?-


Indeed, this is imo the closest one to a Nobel in sciences.

Tonio
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