ஞானவயல்: genius

If we had to pick an existing genius who has a gravitational impact on any research project he (or she) touches, I would venture a guess that a lot of people would pick Terence Tao (mathematician), an Australian mathematician working out of UCLA. Not only has he been a prolific theorist, he also been a major public figure and communicator of math. He is considered an once in a generation type of talent and we won't truly fully realize his impact for another few decades once people start applying his findings. That said, his work on compressed sensing is already having implications on sensor theory.