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Which series of lectures by Grothendieck had a significant impact on algebraic geometry?

  • Fermi Lectures

  • Schur Lectures

  • Gifford Lectures

  • EGA

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EGA, short for Éléments de géométrie algébrique, is a series of lectures delivered by Alexander Grothendieck at the Séminaire Bourbaki in Paris during the 1950s and 1960s. EGA revolutionized algebraic geometry by introducing new foundational concepts and techniques, particularly the language of schemes and sheaf theory.
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