Fields Medals

Do you know which is the most famous mathematical award given to mathematicians who are honored for their contributions to mathematics? Do you believe men and women have received the Fields Medals yet? How often are the Fields Medals awarded? Can the winners be older than 40 years old?Do the winners get only the medal or do they also get a "cash prize"? When was the Fields Medal first awarded? 

If you are not sure of all the answers to these questions above, click on the links below to check and confirm your guesses, please!   

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/01/former-refugee-among-winners-of-fields-medal-the-nobel-prize-for-maths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45040179#

Can you name these four Maths geniuses after having read The Guardian .com report? Who is the youngest and who is the oldest winner ?

Now you can watch the video below to know more about Caucher Birkar .He came to Rio de Janeiro to receive the 2018 Fields Medal and he got a terrible surprise, didn't he? How did you feel when you read about his awful surprise ?