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Bookmark or Share- Fields Medal -- from Wolfram MathWorldThe Fields Medals are commonly regarded as mathematics' closest analog to the Nobel Prize (which does not exist in mathematics), and are awarded every four years by the International Mathematical Union to one or more outstanding researchers.
- The Fields Medal - MacTutor History of Mathematics ArchiveJohn Charles Fields' Will established the Fields Medal, which has played the role of the Nobel Prize in Mathematics. The International Congress of Mathematicians at Zurich in 1932 adopted his proposal, and the Fields Medal was first awarded at the next congress, held at Oslo in 1936.
- What It Takes to Win the Highest Honor in MathematicsThe Fields Medal is the highest honor a mathematician can achieve. The esteemed award has been compared to the Nobel Prize for the field of math – and there’s only one requirement to win.
- Fields Medal | History, Winners, & Facts | BritannicaThe Fields Medal is a useful indicator of active and emerging fields of mathematical research, as the winners have generally made contributions that opened up entirely new fields or integrated technical ideas and tools from a wide variety of disciplines.
- Fields Medal | University of ChicagoFields Medals are given every four years to the most distinguished mathematicians age 40 or under. In the absence of a Nobel Prize in mathematics, they are regarded as the highest professional honor a mathematician can attain.
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