2018 Fields Medal Winners: Peter Scholze

2018 Fields Medal Winner: Peter Scholze
In Germany, creating a new bridge between arithmetic and geometry.

In revealing Peter Scholze as a recipient of a 2018 Fields Medal, we gently explore the inner workings of his cutting-edge mind, learning how he surmounts obstacles that sit beyond the periphery of our everyday understanding.

One in a series. See more of the project here.

Filmed by Lance Murphey. Written and produced by John Hubbell. Edited by Jennifer Smart. Co-produced by Lance Murphey, Philip Yam and Meredith Hogan. Score by Jonathan Kirkscey.

Clients: International Mathematics Union, Simons Foundation