It has been a tradition at Yale since 1702 to award honorary doctorates for distinguished achievement or exemplary contributions to the public good. At the university's graduation ceremony this year, nine people received the honor, including mathematician László Lovasz, a permanent member and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences announced to MTI on Wednesday.
According to the award, Laszlo Laszlo Lovasz is a brilliant mathematician and theoretical computer scientist whose pioneering work in the field of combinatorics, a branch of pure mathematics, has led to real-world applications that serve and advance humanity in computer science, engineering and technical sciences, statistics and engineering. Natural Science.
The award from Yale reminds us that Laszlo Lovasz has won almost every award a mathematician can deserve, including mathematics' highest honor, the Abel Prize.
We are honored that you have agreed to receive another title from the university where you have taught and researched for more than half a decade, and which in itself feels honored to bestow upon you the title of Doctor of Engineering and Technology.
– It can be read in the university's memorial service.
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