Determination and effort propelled Jacob Tsimerman to the top of the math world. But now that he’s won a Fields Medal, he worries that the field is in jeopardy.

The article <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/jacob-tsimerman-wins-2026-fields-medal-for-andre-oort-conjecture-proof-20260723/">Sometimes Being First Means Seeing the End Before Anyone Else</a> first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

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