Oscar schmoscar, Caucher Birkar's Fields Medal got stolen from his briefcase 30 minutes after he received it in 2018. The IMU was able to give him a replacement in another ceremony, making him the only person in history (so far) to get a Fields Medal twice.
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BruisedMoose@piefed.social · 19 pts · 110d
I read that as the man had gone missing and all they found was the Oscar on the plane.
watson387@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 110d
Same
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 109d
Whoever wrote that headline is an idiot or an AI.
kwarg@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 109d
i might agree, but can you elaborate?
solrize@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 110d
Oscar schmoscar, Caucher Birkar's Fields Medal got stolen from his briefcase 30 minutes after he received it in 2018. The IMU was able to give him a replacement in another ceremony, making him the only person in history (so far) to get a Fields Medal twice.