This Man Won the Top Prize in Mathematics — Then Someone Immediately Stole It
When you buy through tie on our site , we may earn an affiliate mission . Here ’s how it ferment . Yesterday ( Aug. 1 ) , University of Cambridge mathematician Caucher Birkar won the Fields Medal — the highest loot in mathematics , grant every four year to a minuscule radical of mathematician maturate 40 or younger . The award come with a 14 - carat gold medal and 15,000 Canadian dollars ( about $ 11,500)....