John Milnor

Awards

1. 1962

   Fields Medal

   Math

   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

   Wolf Prize — Mathematics

   Math

   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

   Abel Prize

   Math

   For pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra.