Chapter 176 The Crafford Award Ceremony(2/2)
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The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Chuan took a special car arranged by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and arrived at the Stockholm City Hall.
In the elegant auditorium, Xu Chuan sits in the first row. On the left is Ms. Barbara Cannon, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and on the right is King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
After a simple opening remarks, Ms. Barbara Cannon, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, took to the stage.
There was no speech script, and he was not too serious. The president of the Royal Academy of Sciences turned his attention to Xu Chuan, who was sitting in the front row, with a bright smile on his face, and then slowly said:
"Today is a very special and memorable day. Here we will celebrate the awarding of this year's Crafford Prize in Mathematics and the Crafford Prize in Astronomy."
After a pause, Barbara Cannon continued: "To be honest, the news I am going to announce next is very surprising and shocking."
"This year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made a bold decision. We will award this year's Crafford Prize in Mathematics and the Crafford Prize in Astronomy to the same person in the same year."
"This is an event that has never happened before in history, and it also breaks the usual rules. But compared to the contributions made by the winners, I believe everyone and every scholar will admire them."
"Whether it is mathematics or astronomy, he has made great achievements and promoted the development of both disciplines."
After another pause, Ms. Barbara Cannon took a deep breath and continued:
"For his great contribution to the Weyl-Berry conjecture, the actuarial celestial parameter calculation method using the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, and the completion of the observation of celestial information in the Betelgeuse hydrogen envelope...
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"Xu Chuan from China will win this year's Crafford Prize in Mathematics and the Crafford Prize in Astronomy!"
"Invite this young and great scholar!"
As soon as he finished speaking, deafening applause erupted in the auditorium.
Although the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences had officially announced the news as early as early November, it was still exciting when Barbara Cannon personally announced the news at the award ceremony.
Amidst the fierce applause, Xu Chuan stood up, walked to the award podium smoothly and quickly, stood in the center of the stage, and looked at the audience with a smile on his face.
At the same time, the applause that had not stopped surged again like a tide.
This is the blessing and applause offered by hundreds of scholars of different skin colors and nationalities, as well as hundreds of invited guests from various fields and different identities, for his contribution to the world.
The Chinese scholars who were specially invited to attend the award ceremony were even more blushing and their hands were swollen.
Since the Crafford Prize was established in 1980, as of this year 2016, for thirty-six years, this is the first Chinese scholar to stand here.
And he won a record-breaking double Crawford Award.
"Congratulations, Mr. Xu Chuan!"
On the stage, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who was sitting next to Xu Chuan, also came up, took two golden medals from the hands of two staff members, put them on their heads, and gave them to him.
Two red certificates.
"Thank you~"
After Xu Chuan responded with a smile, he bowed slightly so that the old man in front of him could put the medal on him. Then he hugged King Gustav warmly while holding the certificate. Then, the two stood side by side and faced each other.
Guests in the auditorium.
In the auditorium, applause rang out again.
Many media reporters kept clicking their shutters to preserve this scene forever.
And the photography guy from CTV in China wanted to turn on the flash eighteen times a second.
Chapter completed!