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The legendary mathematician, who died on April 11, was curious, colorful and one of the greatest problem-solvers of his generation.
Freeman Dyson — physicist, mathematician, writer and idea factory — died on February 28, but his vitality lives on.
The theoretical particle physicist Ann Nelson, who died on August 4 at age 61, was a font of brilliant ideas and a champion of ending discrimination in the field.
The renowned British physicist, who died at 76, left behind a riddle that could eventually lead his successors to the theory of quantum gravity.
The theoretical physicist Joe Polchinski, who died February 2, left a tremendous professional and personal legacy, says a friend and collaborator.
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 mathematics of the 20th century.
After her untimely death, Maryam Mirzakhani’s life is best remembered through her work.