The Abel Prize announcement 2020 — Hillel Furstenberg & Gregory Margulis

0:50 The Abel Prize announced by Hans Petter Graver, President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 1:37 Citation by Hans Munthe-Kaas, Chair of the Abel committee 9:28 Popular presentation of the prize winners work by Alex Bellos, British writer, and science communicator 16:21 Interview with Hillel Furstenberg 20:43 Interview with Gregory Margulis 22:54 Concluding words by Hans Petter Graver, President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Illustrations during the popular presentation by Edmund O. Harriss. This year's Abel Prize announcement is adapted to government guidelines related to the corona pandemic and rules for home quarantine. More information about the Abel Committee: https://abelprize.no/page/abel-committee More information about the Abel prize: https://www.abelprize.no/