Providence – Professor Umberto Bottazzini, for a long time professor of “History of Mathematics” at the University of Palermo and currently at the Università Statale of Milan, won the Whiteman Prize of the American Mathematical Society. The prize is awarded every three years to those who have distinguished in the “History of Mathematics”. The award highlights the contribution of his work to the understanding of the development of modern mathematics in Italy, in particular, in the area of complex analysis. (9Colonne)
