Michael Atiyah (1929-2019)

El matemático Michael Atiyah (1929-2019) ha fallecido esta mañana.

Fotografía: Philipp Ammon (Quanta Magazine).

Sir Michael Atiyah was a great mathematician who was known for his contributions in the areas of geometry and topology. For his work, he received many awards, notably the Fields Medal, Abel Prize and the Royal Society’s highest accolade, the Copley Medal. He was also a wonderful person who, as President of the Royal Society, showed that he was a true internationalist and a fervent supporter for investing in talent – themes which resonate very clearly today.

Venki Ramakrishnan, Presidente de la Royal Society

I always want to try to understand why things work. I’m not interested in getting a formula without knowing what it means. I always try to dig behind the scenes, so if I have a formula, I understand why it’s there. And understanding is a very difficult notion.

Michael Atiyah, entrevista en Quanta Magazine (2016)

Más información

• Michael Atiyah (1929-2019), University of Oxford
• A tribute to former President of the Royal Society Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS (1929 – 2019), Royal Society, 11 enero 2019
• Michael Atiyah, Royal Society
• Siobhan Roberts, Michael Atiyah’s Imaginative State of Mind, Quanta Magazine, 3 marzo 2016
• 21 Essential Quotes from Sir Michael Atiyah, Heildelberg Lauterate Forum
• Manuel de León, Muere Sir Michael Atiyah, una leyenda de las matemáticas, Matemáticas y sus fronteras, Madri+d, 11 enero 2019
• Wikipedia