20 Best Brains Under 40
Terence Tao
Mathematician, University of California Los Angeles
Many of the great mathematicians of our era probably scored a perfect 800 on the math section of their SATs. Terence Tao squeaked by with a 760—when he was 8 years old.
A quarter century later, Tao, now 33, is one of the most prolific and esteemed mathematicians in the nation. In 1999 he...