1:00-2:00pm | ![]() | David Mumford: Abstraction that works: how Grothendieck and co-workers sorted out the muddle and solved big problems in algebraic geometry |
2:15-3:15pm | ![]() | Joe Harris: Grothendieck's contribution to geometry: an end-user's appreciation |
coffee break | ||
3:45-4:45pm | ![]() | Leila Schneps: Alexander Grothendieck: mathematician, activist, writer |
question and answer session | ||
5:15-6:45pm | ![]() | Film: Alexander Grothendieck, sur les routes d'un génie (with English subtitles) |
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Sponsored by the MIT Department of Mathematics
Organizers: Bjorn Poonen, Leila Schneps