Let's make this birthday one to remember.

52 years old (Born on June 28, 1972)

Happy Birthday, Professor Ngo Bao Chau! Congratulations on another year of unraveling mathematical mysteries faster than the rest of us can solve a Sudoku puzzle. Your groundbreaking proof of the fundamental lemma earned you global acclaim and made algebra look effortlessly cool—though let's be honest, solving it took slightly more time (and coffee) than proving 2+2=4.

Since your arrival at the University of Chicago in 2010, you've inspired countless young minds while probably convincing them physics is just math with better experiments. May your day be filled with joy—and may no lemma ever again put up a fight!