Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (Russian: Яков Исидорович Перельман; 4 December [O.S. 22 November] 1882 – 16 March 1942) was a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science books, including Physics Can Be Fun and Mathematics Can Be Fun (both translated from Russian into English). (Wikipedia).
The Work of Grigory Perelman - John Lott [ICM 2006]
slides for this talk: https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Videos/ICM2006/tars/laudationes2006_perelman.pdf The Work of Grigory Perelman John Lott University of Maryland, USA https://www.mathunion.org/icm/icm-videos/icm-2006-videos-madrid-spain/icm-madrid-videos-22082006
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Grigori Perelman proved the Poincare conjecture and then refused a million dollar prize (the Millennium Prize). He is the only mathematician who has declined the Fields medal. The subtitles were made by volunteers and are not part of the documentary. In case you need them as a separate fi
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Interview at Cirm: Konstantin Khanin
Chaire Jean-Morlet - First Semester 2017: 'KPZ Universality and Directed Polymers' Konstantin "Kostya" Mikhailovich Khanin is a Russian mathematician and physicist. Khanin received his PhD from the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics in Moscow and continued working there as a research
From playlist Jean-Morlet Chair - Khanin/Shlosman - 1st Semester 2017
INTERVIEW AT CIRM : MICHAEL ARTIN
Michael ARTIN participated in the "Artin Approximation and Infinite dimensional Geometry" event organized at CIRM in March 2015, which was part of the Jean-Morlet semester held by Herwig Hauser. Michael Artin is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Ins
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Yakov Zel'dovich and Cosmology - Rashid Sunyaev
Renowned physicist Rashid Sunyaev delivers a talk on the life and work of Yakov Zel'dovich, his longtime collaborator, mentor, and friend, during the launch of the Centre for the Universe at Perimeter Institute on Monday, November 20, 2017. Read more about the Centre here: http://bit.ly/
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The Hitlers that Stalin Caught
The story of Hitler's close relatives captured on the Eastern Front and the extraordinary plan to swap them for Stalin's son captured by the Germans. Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of th
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The Right Amount of Sex | Big Think
The Right Amount of Sex New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It depends on your age, says Michael Perelman. ---------------------------
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Richard Hamilton | The Poincare Conjecture | 2006
The Poincare Conjecture Richard Hamilton Columbia University, New York, USA https://www.mathunion.org/icm/icm-videos/icm-2006-videos-madrid-spain/icm-madrid-videos-22082006
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Abel Award Ceremony 2014 - Yakov Sinai
31:41 Acceptance speech by Abel Laureate Yakov G. Sinai [English] NB! The programme of the Abel Ceremonies was mostly in Norwegian up to 2017. Please see the full program with translated speeches here: https://we.tl/t-797erp0Cn9 The Abel Prize Award Ceremony, May 20, 2014. Place: The Uni
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Gathering in Remembrance of Vladimir Voevodsky
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Sinai Yakov "Some Trends in Mathematical Fluid Dynamics"
Résumé Fluid dynamics and Turbulence Theory where among lecture courses given by Poincare.If we add his lectures on the theory of vortices we can have a clear impression that fluid dynamics was among his favorite fields.Recently there appeared new results which allow one to say that fluid
From playlist Colloque Scientifique International Poincaré 100
Poincare Conjecture and Ricci Flow | A Million Dollar Problem in Topology
How do we use Riemannian Geometry and Surgery Theory to crack a million-dollar problem in topology? Ricci flow, that's how. In this video, we tackle the only Millennium Prize Problem that's been solved so far, and find the deep mathematics uncovered in the process. --- Official Problem St
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Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje: Online Concert of Cry, My Heart, Cry: Songs from Testimonies
On January 27, 2021, the Yale Institute for Sacred Music, Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, and the Fortunoff Video Archive held a public, online performance of songs from the Archive's forthcoming recording Cry, My Heart, Cry (Shray Hertsele Shray): Songs from Testimonies in t
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The Computational Complexity of Geometric Topology Problems - Greg Kuperberg
Greg Kuperberg University of California, Davis September 24, 2012 This talk will be a partial survey of the first questions in the complexity theory of geometric topology problems. What is the complexity, or what are known complexity bounds, for distinguishing n-manifolds for various n? Fo
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Louis Nirenberg - The 2015 Abel Prize Laureate
Short film about Abel Prize Laureate Louis Nirenberg 2015 Made by Ekaterina Eremenko / EEfilms
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