Question
Who was awarded the 2024 Abel Prize, often dubbed as the
Nobel Prize of Mathematics?Solution
Michel Talagrand has won the 2024 Abel prize for his work researching probability theory and the extremes of randomness. The Abel Prize is awarded annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) and directly modeled after the Nobel Prizes.
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