Mordell Conjecture with Gerd Faltings (1986 Fields Medal)

University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford interviews Professor Gerd Faltings of the Max Planck Institute about his work that led to him being awarded the Fields Medal in 1986. Gerd shares the story of how he learned he was to receive the prize, why he decided to move back to Germany from the US, and his advice for any students interested in the field of Arithmetic Geometry. Recorded at the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 2024: https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/ Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford For more maths content check out Tom's website https://tomrocksmaths.com/ You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths. https://www.facebook.com/tomrocksmaths/ https://twitter.com/tomrocksmaths https://www.instagram.com/tomrocksmaths/ A HUGE thank you to all of my patrons for their support: Dr Peet Morris Jeryagor John Flynn John Hanson Rodhern Denise Cooper Healy Hiro Delicious Rose Bin Liu Check out the Tom Rocks Maths Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/tomrocksmaths/