John Milnor

Prix

1. 1962

   médaille Fields

   Mathématiques

   Proved that a 7-dimensional sphere can have several differential structures; this led to the creation of the field of differential topology" (see exotic sphere).

2. 1989

   Prix Wolf — Mathématiques

   Mathématiques

   for ingenious and highly original discoveries in geometry, which have opened important new vistas in topology from the algebraic, combinatorial, and differentiable viewpoint.

3. 2011

   Prix Abel

   Mathématiques

   For pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra.