Math circles this week have been noting the death of outstanding and influential mathematician/topologist (and Fields Medalist) William Thurston on Tuesday at age 65.
Terry Tao's obituary to him here:
http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/bill-thurston/
A famous essay Thurston wrote entitled "On Proof and Progress In Mathematics" is available online here:
http://tinyurl.com/8symrpq
(or you can google it if you prefer it in pdf form)
ADDENDUM: just adding a couple more links (to Scientific American and the NY Times) from the many memorials to Thurston :
http://tinyurl.com/dyyf8nc
http://tinyurl.com/c3lbkmg
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