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Mathematician who tamed randomness wins Abel Prize

#MichelTalagrand laid mathematical groundwork that has allowed others to tackle problems involving random processes.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I heard he had this epiphany on a drunken walk

[–] ulaulaman@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@davel As a lot of scientists! For example, Niels Bohr has a beer's pipeline in his home gifted him by Carlsberg!

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

“There was no such pipeline, but indeed Niels Bohr was entitled to free delivery of beer in the form of kegs and bottles/crates from 1932 to 1962.”