Dimension-Cruncher: Exotic Spheres Earn Mathematician John Milnor an Abel Prize
Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 17:30
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John Milnor, an American mathematician best known for the discovery of exotic hyperspheres, was awarded the 2011 Abel Prize , the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced March 23. [More]
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