每年的10月10目前后,瑞典都会成为全世界舆论关注的中心,因为五项诺贝尔奖获得者的名单在斯德哥尔摩公布(另一项和平奖在奥斯陆揭晓)。这个由国王亲自授予的奖项与“科学的皇后”——数学无缘,不能不说是一个遗憾。究其原因(虽然诺贝尔和瑞典官方均不愿承认),可能是因为他所钟爱的女人跟一位同胞数学家跑了。 那件事发生在19世纪,地点在阿尔及利亚的第二大城市奥兰,当时诺贝尔和女友正在 Every October 10 of the current period, Sweden will become the center of public opinion around the world, as the list of five Nobel Prize winners is announced in Stockholm (another peace prize is announced in Oslo). This award, personally awarded by the king, is not respected by the “science queen” - mathematics, and we must say that it is a pity. The reason (though Nobel and Swedish authorities are unwilling to admit it) is probably because the woman he loves runs with a fellow mathematician. That incident took place in the 19th century, in Oran, the second largest city in Algeria, when Nobel and his girlfriend were