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Fields and Abacus Medals 2026 Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on the first day of the year — have reshaped mathematics and theoretical computer science. Here are their stories. Sometimes Being First Means Seeing the End Before Anyone Else GO TO ARTICLE Amid Life’s Chaos, a Meticulous Mathematician Finds Stability GO TO ARTICLE

By Michael Moyer, Jordana Cepelewicz, Konstantin Kakaes, Ben Brubaker, Kevin Hartnett and Natalie Wolchover

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