The Grammy in Mathematics

Mathematician nominated for award for restoring the only known recording of a live Woody Guthrie performance

Shortly after September 11, 2001, a small, heavy package wrapped in brown paper arrived in the mail at the Woody Guthrie Archives in New York City. Inside was a mess of wires.

Woody Guthrie was an American folk singer and songwriter, known for songs like “This Land is Your Land,” “Pretty Boy Floyd,” and “Hard, Ain’t It Hard.”