2004

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Isadore M. Singer: Abel Prize winner 2004. Photo: Anne Lise Flavik

2004: Isadore M. Singer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
"for their discovery and proof of the index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics."
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Michael France Atiyah: Abel Prize winner 2004. Photo: Anne Lise Flavik

2004: Sir Michael Francis Atiyah

University of Edinburgh, Scotland
"for their discovery and proof of the index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics."