In one case, Dr. Morawetz’s work helped aerospace engineers minimize shock waves around the wings of airplanes flying below the speed of sound.

In one case, Dr. Morawetz’s work helped aerospace engineers minimize shock waves around the wings of airplanes flying below the speed of sound.

In one case, Dr. Morawetz’s work helped aerospace engineers minimize shock waves around the wings of airplanes flying below the speed of sound.

The billionaire mathematician James H. Simons has led a life of ferocious curiosity.

The billionaire mathematician James H. Simons has led a life of ferocious curiosity.

A once-restless student who flunked out of college went on to found entirely new fields of mathematics. “He has given us a new constitution,” a colleague said.

A once-restless student who flunked out of college went on to found entirely new fields of mathematics. “He has given us a new constitution,” a colleague said.

A once-restless student who flunked out of college went on to found entirely new fields of mathematics. “He has given us a new constitution,” a colleague said.

A once-restless student who flunked out of college went on to found entirely new fields of mathematics. “He has given us a new constitution,” a colleague said.

Voevodsky’s friends remember him as constitutionally unable to compromise on the truth — a quality that led him to produce some of the most important

The concept of dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it.

The concept of dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it.

The n-queens problem is about finding how many different ways queens can be placed on a chessboard so that none attack each other. A mathematician has now all but solved it.

For each certified genius, there are at least a hundred great people who helped achieve such outstanding results.

Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam helped design H-bomb, foresaw digital universe.