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Acceptance remarks at the 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Silicon Valley, CA: If you try asking “why” enough times about something you’ve experienced, you’ll probably stumble upon a science concept that explains your question. It’s important to learn about the sciences to understand how the world really works.
JOHN HARDY poses with the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at the 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on November 8, 2015, in Mountain View, CA. John Hardy, PhD, discusses his groundbreaking work unraveling the genetics of Alzheimer's disease, and what it was like to receive the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at a lavish Oscars-style ceremony.
The inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was celebrated on March 20, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. The ceremony was hosted by Morgan Freeman and featured music from Sarah Brightman and classical pianist Denis Matsuev. At the ceremony, two Special Fundamental Physics Prizes of $3 million were given, to Steven Hawking, and to seven ...
5 de oct. de 2015 · Breakthrough Prize Foundation Teams With National Geographic Channel, Fox And Acclaimed Producer Don Mischer To Celebrate Today’s Leading Scientists And Mathematicians With Broadcast Of The 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Hosted by Seth MacFarlane; Ceremony to Air Live Sunday, Nov. 8, at 10/9c on National Geographic Channel in the US.
The 2019 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics were awarded November 4, 2018 at a gala ceremony at NASA’s Hangar 1 in Mountain View, California. The event was hosted by Pierce Brosnan, with live performances by Lionel Richie and G.E.M. The awards were presented by Mark Zuckerberg and Lupita Nyong’o, Lucy ...
The previously announced 2015 Breakthrough Prize winners in Mathematics who were also honored at the ceremony are Simon Donaldson, Maxim Kontsevich, Jacob Lurie, Terence Tao and Richard Taylor. “This year’s life sciences laureates have made some spectacular discoveries, from a new kind of gene to a Parkinson’s treatment that has improved the lives of many,” Anne Wojcicki said.
4 de dic. de 2016 · This year’s Breakthrough Prize ceremony also honored six physicists, a mathematician, and teenagers who created science videos. All told, the program doled out $25 million in prize money.
