Timeline for Why didn't Vladimir Arnold get the Fields Medal in 1974?
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| Jul 29, 2019 at 16:12 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Todd Trimble | ||
| Jun 9, 2010 at 10:09 | vote | accept | Harun Šiljak | ||
| Jun 5, 2010 at 23:26 | comment | added | Victor Protsak | Thank you for the link! Pontryagin was a brilliant mathematician and a very dark man. It is fascinating to read about his actions in his own words. Perhaps, he was somewhat ashamed of his position in the Arnold episode, because he is uncharacteristically reticent. | |
| Jun 5, 2010 at 23:09 | comment | added | VA. | Not that it's important but you know, blocking two Fields medalists is always harder than one. | |
| Jun 5, 2010 at 22:56 | comment | added | Mikhail Bondarko | There is no serious difference between 1978 and 1974. | |
| Jun 5, 2010 at 19:15 | history | edited | VA. | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Jun 5, 2010 at 19:11 | comment | added | VA. | Margulis' medal was in 1978, not 1974. Different times, different rules. | |
| Jun 5, 2010 at 18:09 | comment | added | bhwang | As a possible counterpoint, Margulis was also barred from attending the IMU by the Soviet authorities, but he was still awarded the Fields Medal. | |
| Jun 5, 2010 at 17:08 | history | answered | VA. | CC BY-SA 2.5 |