, according to his sister, had a rather 害羞草研究所渙rdinary and uneventful害羞草研究所� childhood in White Rock, where his family ran Langlands Millwork & Builders害羞草研究所� Supplies.
Other than his knack for math, that is.
It was these 害羞草研究所淕od-given talents害羞草研究所� that a high school teacher encouraged him to pursue more than six decades ago, Mary Fran McArthur recalled this week, following news her brother had been named the Laureate for 2018, a distinction bestowed for 害羞草研究所渙utstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淗e has used those talents well. The Abel Award is the culmination of many years work and of many prestigious awards which he has received,害羞草研究所� McArthur told Peace Arch News Wednesday, in a statement she prepared alongside former Semiahmoo Secondary classmate Ed Fader.
害羞草研究所淚 have to say that although I have read many description of his work, I have no idea of what he really does. Obviously, the mathematical community does.害羞草研究所�
The world became acutely aware of Langlands害羞草研究所� proclivity for mathematics in 1967, when he suggested connections between two distinctly different fields: harmonic analysis and number theory.
Last week, more than 50 years later, the Princeton University Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) professor was described as 害羞草研究所渋ntroducing a theory that created a completely new way of thinking about mathematics.害羞草研究所�
The Abel Prize has been described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics. Named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, it comes with a cash award of six million Norwegian kroner, equivalent to nearly $1 million.
Langlands, 81, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. (An official at his office at the IAS 害羞草研究所� which it can be noted is the same office once occupied by Albert Einstein 害羞草研究所� told PAN Langlands 害羞草研究所渃omes in as he pleases.害羞草研究所�)
However, in the video of the award announcement posted March 20 to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters website, Langlands tells broadcaster Alex Bellos he was surprised by news of the award, which he only learned about shortly before the announcement was made.
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Asked how surprised he has been by the growth of his initial conjectures into a 害羞草研究所減rogram of such depth and scope,害羞草研究所� Langlands said he has been concerned about the 害羞草研究所渢endency to take the easy road.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淚 think there are strange and real questions right at the core, that have been there害羞草研究所� since the time of Gauss, and that have been advanced, but i guess because they害羞草研究所檙e so rich害羞草研究所� in relation to other matters, have often been left aside, perhaps because people just didn害羞草研究所檛 know how to think about them,害羞草研究所� he said.
Ole M. Sejersted, president of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, described the Langlands program as 害羞草研究所渧isionary.害羞草研究所�
In a congratulatory statement posted online, Kenneth A Ribet, president of the American Mathematical Society, said Langlands is 害羞草研究所渙ne of the most distinguished mathematicians alive today and a towering figure in the history of modern mathematics.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淗is insights, which grew out of penetrating technical work early in his career, have transformed and enriched both number theory and representation theory. The deep relations between the two subjects that he predicted and probed have guided the work of countless mathematicians over the last 50 years,害羞草研究所� Ribet states.
Fader, 80, told PAN he and other former classmates of Langlands害羞草研究所� are proud of his accomplishments.
害羞草研究所淗e害羞草研究所檚 done quite well,害羞草研究所� Fader said Wednesday. 害羞草研究所淪ome of my classmates (think) we should have a Bob Langlands Day in White Rock, just for him.害羞草研究所�
Langlands told Bellos he plans to share the prize money with various institutions and groups he already supports, 害羞草研究所渢hat害羞草研究所� are in some way useful to the world.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淎nd (US)$800,000 will help.害羞草研究所�
