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When Hong Wang won the Fields Medal, everyone talked about the honor: her age, her journey, the history she had made. But the most interesting question was barely discussed: What did she actually solve? It begins with a needle. Turn it until it has pointed in every possible direction....

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DrWho2 месяцев назад

Has her co-author Joshua Zahl got any prize or award for the same paper?

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Michael Guo2 месяцев назад

Many people asked the same question. Apparently, Zahl didn’t. One explanation is that he had just turned 40, which is a very strict age cutoff for the Fields Medal.

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DrWho2 месяцев назад

I didn't ask for Fields, but other prizes or awards in math.

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Hugh2 месяцев назад

이 질문이 왜 페이블 5의 가드레일에 걸렸을까.

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