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- From: yeomans@austin.onu.edu (Charles Yeomans)
- Subject: Re: Fields Medal Winners
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:37:11 GMT
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- In article <erwin.726504145@trwacs>, erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Harry Erwin) writes:
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- > At one time, I was under the impression that Bott and Artin had won the
- > Fields Medal. It seems I'm wrong. Can someone confirm or deny?
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- > This impression is associated with one of those stories. I understand
- > Artin, Atiyah, and Bott were the first three at the math tripos one year
- > at Oxford (1950?). Apparently it made quite an impression.
- >
- Neither Bott nor Artin (E. or M.) have won. The list is in the FAQ post.
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- Charles Yeomans
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