Yesterday, I watched the movie :The Oxford Murders. It is a 2008 thriller film adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez, directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling.
The Oxford Murders ( 2008 )
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Genre: Crime,Thriller
User Rating: 6.2/10 (800 votes)
Runtime: 107 min | Germany:107 min
Cast (first 5): Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling, Julie Cox, Burn Gorman
Today, His Majesty King Harald presented the Abel Prize for 2008 to the two mathematicians, John Griggs Thompson of the USA and Jacques Tits of France. The ceremony took place in the University of Oslo Aula. The King was accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Sonja. The two prize winners will share the prize money, which amounts to NOK 6 million.
Thompson and Tits have won the prize for their contributions to what is referred to as group theory. The Abel Committee Chairman, Professor Kristian Seip, said in his explanation that the prize is awarded “for their outstanding achievements in algebra and especially for their shaping of modern group theory”.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is responsible for awarding the prize, and the Academy’s President, Ole Didrik Lærum, noted in his speech that the Abel Prize was not just established to honour outstanding scientific achievements, but also to promote a greater appreciation in the society of the importance of mathematics and to stimulate young people’s interest in the subject.
The composer and pianist Ketil Bjørnstad, the mezzo-soprano Randi Stene and the violist Lars Anders Tomter provided the ceremony’s musical performances.
The Norwegian government took the initiative to establish the Abel Prize several years ago, and Niels Henrik Abel’s Memorial Fund was established in 2001. The return from the fund is utilised in a number of activities in order to stimulate mathematical interest, among other things through the Abel Prize. The so-called Holmboe Prize, named after Niels Henrik Abel’s teacher, was awarded on Monday. This prize goes to a teacher who shows a special enthusiasm for mathematics in his/her instruction. This year’s prize was awarded to Elisabeth Aksnes at the Bryne School.
Prior to the presentation of the prize in the Aula, Thompson and Tits had an audience with His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja at the Royal Palace. The final event of the day will be the banquet given by the Norwegian government at Akershus Fortress, where Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland is the host.
Tomorrow (May 21, 2008), the two prize winners will hold their Abel Lectures at the University of Oslo.
Prof. Dr. Hayri Korezlioglu’nu, 26.06.2007 Sali gecesi kaybetmenin
uzuntusu icindeyiz. Kendisine Tanridan rahmet, kederli ailesine sabir
ve tum sevenlerine bassagligi dileriz.
Prof. Dr. Hayri Korezlioglu, 1966 yilinda ODTU Matematik Bolumune
katilarak bolume kurulus yillarinda buyuk emek vermis ve 1968-1972
yillarinda Bolum Baskanligi yapmis, 1973 yilinda ODTU’den kendi
istegiyle Fransa’ya gitmek uzere ayrilmistir. Prof. Dr. Hayri
Korezlioglu, 1973-1997 yillari arasinda Paris’te, “Ecole Nationale
Superieure des “Telecommunications” da ogretim uyesi olarak calismis
ve 1997 yilinda buradan profesor olarak emekli olmustur. 1998
yilinda tekrar ODTU’ye donerek Matematik Bolumunde ve daha sonra
Uygulamali Matematik Enstitusunde sozlesmeli kadrolu profesor olarak
bugune kadar calismistir.
ODTU-Uygulamali Matematik Enstitusu’nun kurucularindan olan Prof. Dr.
Hayri Korezlioglu, 2002 yilindan beri bu enstitunun Finansal Matematik
Anabilim Dali Baskani olarak gorev yapmistir.
