Terence Tao
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Terence Tao is an Australian mathematician. In 2006, Tao won the Fields Medal for his work in number theory. Tao teaches math at UCLA. Tao shared the award with three other mathematicians.
[edit] Life
Tao was born on July 17 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. His parents are Chinese. Tao is the youngest person to be in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
[edit] External links
- Terence Tao's home page
- Clay Research Award Announcement
- Australian wins highest maths prize, by Charisse Ede, August 22, 2006, from AAP
- BBC story
- New York Times story
- Mozart of Maths, Sydney Morning Herald, Deborah Smith, August 26, 2006.
- Maths Architect of Beauty, Seed Magazine, by Jordan Ellenberg, Posted September 21, 2006
