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August 25, 2010

The Fields Medal was presented to four mathematicians on August 19, 2010.

Regarded as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics," the Fields Medal is presented once every four years to as many as four people under the age of 40.

Credit: Stefan Zachow, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin


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