How Shing-Tung Yau rose from poverty to become China’s first Fields Medalist

May 4, 2026 - 19:00
How Shing-Tung Yau rose from poverty to become China’s first Fields Medalist
Raised in a two-room shack beside a pig pen, Shing-Tung Yau defied a childhood of poverty to become the first Chinese winner of the Fields Medal and one of the world’s most influential mathematicians.

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