La Academia Noruega de Ciencias y Letras ha otorgado el Premio Abel 2021 a László Lovász (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics (ELKH, MTA Institute of Excellence) y Eötvös Loránd University en Budapest, Hungría) y a Avi Wigderson (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, EE.UU.) “for their foundational contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, and their leading role in shaping them into central fields of modern mathematics”
"The Abel Prize was established on 1 January 2002. The purpose is to award the Abel Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics. The prize amount is 7,5 million NOK and was awarded for the first time on 3 June 2003."
"The prize is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, which has appointed an Abel Committee consisting of five mathematicians to review the nominated candidates and submit a recommendation for a worthy Abel laureate."
