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The '''Chauvenet Prize''' |
The '''Chauvenet Prize''' is the highest award for mathematical exposition. It consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate, and is awarded yearly by the [[Mathematical Association of America]] in recognition of an outstanding expository article on a mathematical topic. The author(s) must be members of the organization in order to be eligible for the prize. It is named in honor of [[William Chauvenet]] and was established through a gift from J.[[L. Coolidge]] in 1925. |
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Winners to date have been the following [http://www.maa.org/Awards/chauvent.html] |
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1925 [[G.A. Bliss]] |
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1929 [[T.H. Hildebrandt]] |
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1932 [[G.H. Hardy]] |
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1935 [[Dunham Jackson]] |
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1938 [[G.T. Whyburn]] |
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1941 [[Saunders MacLane]] |
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1944 [[R.H. Cameron]] |
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1947 [[Paul R. Halmos]] |
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1950 [[Mark Kac]] |
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1953 [[E.J. McShane]] |
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1956 [[R.H. Bruck]] |
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1960 [[Cornelius Lanczos]] |
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1963 [[Philip J. Davis]] |
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1964 [[Leon Henkin]] |
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1965 [[Jack K. Hale]] & [[Joseph P. LaSalle]] |
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1967 [[Guido Weiss]] |
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1968 [[Mark Kac]] |
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1970 [[Shiing Shen Chern]] |
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1971 [[Norman Levinson]] |
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1972 [[Jean Francois Treves]] |
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1973 [[C.D. Olds]] |
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1974 [[Peter D. Lax]] |
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1975 [[M.D. Davis]] and [[Reuben Hersh]] |
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1976 [[Lawrence Zalcman]] |
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1977 [[W. Gilbert Strang]] |
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1978 [[Shreeram S. Abhyankar]] |
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1979 [[Neil J.A. Sloane]] |
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1980 [[Heinz Bauer]] |
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1981 [[Kenneth I. Gross]] |
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1982 No award given. |
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1983 No award given. |
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1984 [[R. Arthur Knoebel]] |
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1985 [[Carl Pomerance]] |
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1986 [[George Miel]] |
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1987 [[James H. Wilkinson]] |
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1988 [[Steve Smale]] |
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1989 [[Jacob Korevaar]] |
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1990 [[David Allen Hoffman]] |
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1991 [[W.B. Raymond Lickorish]] and [[Kenneth C. Millett]] |
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1992 [[Steven G. Krantz]] |
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1993 [[David H. Bailey]] |
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1994 [[Barry Mazur]] |
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1995 [[Donald G. Saari]] |
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1996 [[Joan Birman]] |
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1997 [[Tom Hawkins]] |
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1998 [[Alan Edelman]] and [[Eric Kostlan]] |
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1999 [[Michael I. Rosen]] |
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2000 [[Don Zagier]] |
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2001 [[Carolyn S. Gordon]] and [[David L. Webb]] |
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2002 [[Ellen Gethner]] |
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2003 [[Thomas C. Hales]] |
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2004 [[Edward B. Burger]] |
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2005 [[John Stillwell]] |
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The Chauvenet Prize is the highest award for mathematical exposition. |
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Revision as of 13:01, 9 October 2006
The Chauvenet Prize is the highest award for mathematical exposition. It consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate, and is awarded yearly by the Mathematical Association of America in recognition of an outstanding expository article on a mathematical topic. The author(s) must be members of the organization in order to be eligible for the prize. It is named in honor of William Chauvenet and was established through a gift from J.L. Coolidge in 1925.
Winners to date have been the following [1] 1925 G.A. Bliss 1929 T.H. Hildebrandt 1932 G.H. Hardy 1935 Dunham Jackson 1938 G.T. Whyburn 1941 Saunders MacLane 1944 R.H. Cameron 1947 Paul R. Halmos 1950 Mark Kac 1953 E.J. McShane 1956 R.H. Bruck 1960 Cornelius Lanczos 1963 Philip J. Davis 1964 Leon Henkin 1965 Jack K. Hale & Joseph P. LaSalle 1967 Guido Weiss 1968 Mark Kac 1970 Shiing Shen Chern 1971 Norman Levinson 1972 Jean Francois Treves 1973 C.D. Olds 1974 Peter D. Lax 1975 M.D. Davis and Reuben Hersh 1976 Lawrence Zalcman 1977 W. Gilbert Strang 1978 Shreeram S. Abhyankar 1979 Neil J.A. Sloane 1980 Heinz Bauer 1981 Kenneth I. Gross 1982 No award given. 1983 No award given. 1984 R. Arthur Knoebel 1985 Carl Pomerance 1986 George Miel 1987 James H. Wilkinson 1988 Steve Smale 1989 Jacob Korevaar 1990 David Allen Hoffman 1991 W.B. Raymond Lickorish and Kenneth C. Millett 1992 Steven G. Krantz 1993 David H. Bailey 1994 Barry Mazur 1995 Donald G. Saari 1996 Joan Birman 1997 Tom Hawkins 1998 Alan Edelman and Eric Kostlan 1999 Michael I. Rosen 2000 Don Zagier 2001 Carolyn S. Gordon and David L. Webb 2002 Ellen Gethner 2003 Thomas C. Hales 2004 Edward B. Burger 2005 John Stillwell
