The George Pólya Award is presented annually by the
Mathematical Association of America
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(MAA) for articles of expository excellence that have been published in The
College Mathematics Journal
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. The award was established in 1976, and up to two awards of $1,000 each are given each year.
The award is named after Hungarian mathematician
George Pólya
George Pólya (; ; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian-American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University. He made fundamental contributi ...
.
Recipients
Recipients of the George Pólya Award have included:
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See also
* List of mathematics awards
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References
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Awards of the Mathematical Association of America