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John Horton Conway: 1937-2020

tributeJohn Conway, one of the most remarkable mathematicians of our time, died on April 11, 2020, at the age of 82. His interests were so varied and his contributions so numerous that it is difficult to characterize them in a few words. To begin to appreciate his legacy see this obituary from the New York Times and this article from Princeton University. For more mathematical details about his accomplishments see this tribute from Ed Dunne.

John Tate: 1925-2019

John Tate, who made major contributions to algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry during his long and distinguished career, died on October 16, 2019. Read more…

Inaugural Alexanderson Award & Lecture

Perspectives on the Riemann Hypothesis

Held at the Heilbronn Institute, University of Bristol, in the summer of 2018, this was the fourth in a series of meetings devoted to progress on the Riemann Hypothesis. Read more…

AIM Newsletters

Math Teachers’ Circle

Math Teachers’ Circles are professional learning communities of middle school teachers and mathematicians.

National Math Teachers' Circle Network

Math Teachers' Circles in San Jose and Palo Alto

A Brief History of AIM

Established in 1994 by businessman and math enthusiast John Fry, the American Institute of Mathematics is now located in San Jose, California, after recently moving from its original Palo Alto location.

AIM's mission is to advance mathematical knowledge through collaboration, to broaden participation in the mathematical endeavor, and to increase awareness of the contributions of the mathematical sciences to society.

Since 2002 AIM has been part of the Mathematical Sciences Institutes program in the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the National Science Foundation.