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Harold M. Edwards Receives 2005 AMS Whiteman Prize

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January 6, 2005

Providence, RI:

Harold M. Edwards of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, is receiving the 2005 AMS Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize. Presented every four years by the American Mathematical Society, the Whiteman Prize is one of the highest distinctions recognizing contributions to the history of mathematics. The prize will be awarded today at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia.

The prize citation states: "In awarding the Albert Leon Whiteman Prize to Harold Edwards, the American Mathematical Society pays tribute to his many publications over several decades that have fostered a greater understanding and appreciation of the history of mathematics, especially the theory of algebraic numbers. Edwards' historical work has all been related to the theory of numbers and has been presented mainly in two forms: mathematical expositions that are organized in the historical order of development so as to convey a genetic understanding of the relevant mathematical theory, and traditional scholarly historical papers. Both forms combine clear and careful historical scholarship with an attendant mastery of the underlying mathematics and together constitute a major contribution to our understanding of the history of mathematics in the spirit of the guidelines set for the Whiteman Prize."

Find out more about AMS prizes at http://www.ams.org/prizes-awards.

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