From Aryabhata’s concept of zero and Euclid’s geometryto the principles that later powered modern computer science, mathematics has been shaped by thinkers across eras. This particular list focuses on ...

In 1967, Robert P. Langlands set out a road map to prove a “grand unified theory” that would tie together disparate areas of mathematics. The conjectures of Langlands, now 81 and an emeritus professor ...

Heisuke Hironaka, an influential mathematician who received one of his profession's highest honors for devising an algorithm to handle the sharp edges and pointy peaks of geometry, died on March 18 at ...

Mathematics and theatrics combine in April in “Diving into Math with Emmy Noether,” a play about the pioneering and influential mathematician who is often referred to as the “mother of modern algebra.