The Man Who Almost Said No to the Biggest Prize in Mathematics - Ngô Bảo Châu (2010 Fields Medal)

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Oxbridge Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford talks to 2010 Fields Medal recipient Ngô Bảo Châu, the Francis and Rose Yuen Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.

Recorded at the 2024 Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Thanks to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation.

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