Alexander Grothendieck, Math Enigma, Dies at 86 Alexander Grothendieck, Math Enigma, Dies at 86 His gift for abstraction excavated new ground in algebraic geometry and supplied a theoretical foundation for the solving of some of the most vexing conundrums of modern mathematics. http://ift.tt/1EMQdAX http://ift.tt/14oXidU Mathematics Mathematics

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