What do I have to do to win a Fields medal??

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angela210793 · Answer

What is/are  Fields medal? O.o

anonymous · Answer

You must always listen to Beethoven, among other things.

anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Medal

angela210793 · Answer

Conditions of the award

The Fields Medal is often described as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics" for being traditionally regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics,[6] however in contrast to the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal is awarded only every four years. The Medal also has an age limit: a recipient's 40th birthday must not occur after January 1 of the year in which the Fields Medal is awarded. As a result some great mathematicians have missed it by having done their best work (or having had their work recognized) too late in life. The 40-year rule is based on Fields' desire that

    ... while it was in recognition of work already done, it was at the same time intended to be an encouragement for further achievement on the part of the recipients and a stimulus to renewed effort on the part of others.

The monetary award is much lower than the roughly US$1.5 million given with each Nobel prize. Other major awards in mathematics, such as the Abel Prize and the Chern Medal, have a large monetary prize like a Nobel. :P

anonymous · Answer

Solve one the Millennium problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Prize_Problems P = NP would be especially cool :-)