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People tend to think that mathematicians always work in sterile conditions, sitting around and staring at the screen of a computer, or at a ceiling, in a pristine office. But in fact, some of the best ideas come when you least expect them, possibly through annoying industrial noise.

Edward Frenkel

The roots of harmonic analysis are in the study of harmonics, which are the basic sound waves whose frequencies are multiples of each other.

Edward Frenkel

I was proud of my work with Yakov Isaevich, and he of me. Despite our good relationship, however, I kept my other mathematical life – my work with Fuchs and Feigin and all of that – secret from him as I did from most other people. It was as though applied mathematics was my spouse, and pure mathematics was my secret lover

Edward Frenkel

Mathematics directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.

Edward Frenkel

We should all have access to the mathematical knowledge and tools needed to protect us from arbitrary decisions made by the powerful few in an increasingly math-driven world. Where there is no mathematics, there is no freedom.

Edward Frenkel

Edward Frenkel

Edward Frenkel

Born: May 2, 1968 (age 53)

Bio: Edward Vladimirovich Frenkel is a mathematician working in representation theory, algebraic geometry, and mathematical physics.

Known for:

Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (2013)
Langlands Correspondence for Loop Groups (2007)
Vertex Algebras and Algebraic Curves (2001)
The Two-body Problem: A Screenplay (2010)

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