2011年,他因其“在拓扑,几何和代数的开拓性发现(pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry and algebra)”获得了阿贝尔奖[2]。作为回应,他告诉《新科学家》,“这感觉非常好(It feels very good)”,并说“早上6点的电话总是让人感到意外(One is always surprised by a call at 6 o'clock in the morning)”[3]。
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