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In January 1984, Alexander Grothendieck submitted to the French National Centre for Scientific Research his proposal “Esquisse d’un Programme.” Soon copies of this text started circulating among mathematicians. A few months later, as a first-year undergraduate at Moscow University, I was given a copy of it by George Shabat, my first scientific adviser. After learning some French with the sole purpose of being able to read this text, I started to work on some of the ideas outlined there.
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2021-05-20 15:35:30 GMT2021-05-20 23:35:30(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, May 20 (Xinhua) The awards presentation ceremony of the annual Shaw Prize for 2020 was held online on Thursday, with six scientists commended for their prominent work in the prize s three categories of astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences.
The Hong Kong-based Shaw Prize Foundation announced the list of 2020 laureates in May last year. The six scientists are from the United States, Britain, Germany and Israel. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person awarding ceremony originally scheduled for September 2020 was cancelled.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam delivered a video speech at the virtual awarding ceremony Thursday.