Peter Shor

American mathematician

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2023 Awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics along with three others for foundational work in quantum information.
2020 Elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering contributions to quantum computation.
October 30 2020 Published an interview in Nature discussing post-quantum cryptography.
2019 Awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences and elected as an ACM Fellow 'for contributions to quantum-computing, information theory, and randomized algorithms'.
2017 Received the Dirac Medal of the ICTP.
October 1 2011 Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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