Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards prize to world top scientists with grand gala celebrations

Vincent Lafforgue attends the awarding ceremony of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 4, 2018. The Breakthrough Prize Foundation held a grand gala Sunday night in northern California to award a total of 21 million U.S. dollars worth of prizes to the world's top scientists for their remarkable achievements in fundamental physics, life sciences, and mathematics. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)