John Tate - The Abel Prize interview 2010

[@snowy6011]

44:04 he describes himself not good at problem solving, was not successful at Olympiad. And tells us one of the beautiful things in mathematics is that speed does not matter but persistence does. I am so inspired and encouraged by his words. I hope young students will watch this interview. Thak you so much for uploading.

[@NothingMaster]

He was an extraordinary mathematician who also showed an extraordinary degree of modesty with regards to his many contributions. Interesting how he comes alive when he talks about the mathematical stuff, but otherwise remains rather subdued during the interview. I must say I was also a bit surprised that they didn’t mention a word about the fact that Emil Artin’s daughter, Karin (an amazingly attractive lady), became John Tate’s first wife, with whom he ended up having 3 daughters and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. There is a beautiful, 1964 picture of them in Paris together with Alexander Grothendieck.

[@maitreyo137]

Where can we get the picture

[@clarke23456]

every genius is humble

[@quantumchill5237]

...except Nash. He embraces that term while simultaneously acknowledging its meaninglessness.

[@anthonyymm511]

@@quantumchill5237 Haha very true Nash was kinda an ass.

[@infiniteseries6210]

He's been dead for over 4 years now. How time flies by....

[@fb9010]

the more I look at this interviews the more I understand the reason beneath the field medal. cmon let these poor guys enjoy their oatmeal

[@tagexing]

A nice story of Douglas Northcott. Northcott is also a very talented expositor -- his books on algebra are among the most clearly written math books on their topics.