The Heartbreaking Story of the Mozart of Math

Niels Abel was only 26 when he died, but he changed mathematics forever. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. CORRECTION: @4:50 the equation should read: x⁵-x=0 instead of x⁵-5=0 I highly recommend the book: Niels Henrik Abel and his Times by author Arild Stubhaug: https://a.co/d/i4VP0cqFollow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Chapters: 0:00 The Forgotten Genius 0:26 Abel’s Humble Beginnings 1:31 The Teacher Who Changed His Life 2:12 Refuge in Mathematics: Quintic Equation 2:52 Tragedy Strikes Again 3:17 Student Life in Poverty 4:08 A Mathematical Breakthrough 5:10 Rejection by Gauss 5:44 Crelle Believes in Him 6:23 The Paris Memoir 7:47 Alone and Ill in Paris 8:37 A Letter Too Late 9:41 Abel’s Legacy 10:21 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Vintage office desk: Alberto Ghione from Torino, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 19th century classroom: © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar Small room (boarding house): Rein Nomm, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Froland Ironworks images 1 & 2 by: Karl Ragnar Gjertsen, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons CT scan of chest: Ptrump16, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Abel monument: Torgrim111, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons