Hillel Furstenberg: Why I went into mathematics (2022)

Watch the 2020 Abel Laureate Hillel Furstenberg explain why he went into mathematics. This talk was held at an event during the 2022 Abel Prize week, where multiple Abel Laureates as well as other high profile mathematicians spoke to young mathematicians.

[@AdvancedMath]

It is impressive to have such a good thinking brain in 85+ of age.

[@aek12]

IT is a sign of genius.

[@GodofStories]

Wow. how lucky for those kids? Hope he sparked some bright candles in the audience.

[@julioezequiel8935]

This moment can change a life for real. For those who are openned for it 🙂

[@jmafoko]

The audence makes the talk seem dry. But he is good if you follow

[@antoniescargo4158]

I can not get rid of the subtitles.

[@kittykatzcenteno7160]

👋 ADORABLE !!

[@leif1075]

What exsctly was the problem he wolved..if teo angle bisected are equal..bit are those two angles supposed to be equal or what?

[@alexdumortier]

He proved the Steiner-Lehmus theorem: Every triangle with two angle bisectors of equal lengths is isosceles.

[@letsimage]

that's funny, but I was shy to be good in maths in the class and tried to study worse for having an average position in the community, maybe I had some complexes.

[@Nature-lm3pr]

Wife not listening.... 🤔. Cause you must be spitting logical arguments in a conversation.