NUMB3RS Creators Win 2011 JPBM Award

January 13, 2011 

Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, the creators of the hit television series NUMB3RS, are the recipients of the 2010 JPBM Communications Award.

The show's portrayal of the power and enjoyment of mathematics has helped to make audiences aware of the ubiquity of mathematics in their daily lives.

The prize was given during the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans. Falacci and Heuton were unable to attend in person and sent a video acceptance speech.

The award was established by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) in 1988 to encourage communicators to bring mathematical ideas and subject matter to nonmathematical audiences. Mathematicians and non-mathematicians are eligible for the annual prize of $1,000.

JPBM is a collaborative effort of the MAA, the AMS, the American Statistical Association, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Source: PhysOrg (January 8, 2011)

Watch a slideshow of the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings