AUDIO: New award, show the importance of mathematics

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New Price "is the importance of mathematics for"

June 23, 2014 Last updated at 13:03 BST

The Breakthrough Award Foundation announced the first five winners of the prize in mathematics, which paid $ 3 million.

Yuri Milner Entrepreneur, co-founder of the award, and the author explains how Rob East Away expect the price to emphasize the importance of mathematics in the modern world.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 's Today program Monday, June 23

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