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Why 2024 Abel prize winner Michel Talagrand became a mathematician

After losing an eye at the age of 5, the 2024 Abel prize winner Michel Talagrand found comfort in mathematics

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Mathematician wins 2024 Abel prize for making sense of randomness

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Mathematicians who revealed the power of random walks win Abel prize

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Andrew Wiles, who won the Abel prize this week

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Fermat's last theorem mathematician Andrew Wiles wins Abel prize

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<i>A Beautiful Mind</i> mathematician wins Abel prize

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A Beautiful Mind mathematician wins Abel prize

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Billiard table chaos wins $1 million maths prize

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Billiard table chaos wins $1 million maths prize

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Shapely algebra breakthrough wins million-dollar prize

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Shapely algebra breakthrough wins million-dollar prize

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Pattern master wins million-dollar mathematics prize

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Pattern master wins million-dollar mathematics prize

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Exotic sphere discoverer wins mathematical 'Nobel'

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Prizewinning math could reveal hidden patterns in primes

A $1 million prize has been awarded for work that keeps the internet secure and could help solve the fiendishly difficult Riemann hypothesis

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Cracking the hardest mystery of the Rubik's cube

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Cracking the hardest mystery of the Rubik's cube

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Grand designs: Symmetry's hidden depths

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Grand designs: Symmetry's hidden depths

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Life begins at N = 40

Life begins at N = 40

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The numbers game

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