Iranian-American Woman Wins Top Mathematics Prize
For the first time, the International Mathematical Union's Fields medal, also known as the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics', has been awarded to a woman. This year, the honor has gone to Iranian-born Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor, for …
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First female winner for Fields maths medal
Awarded by a committee from the International Mathematical Union (IMU), the Fields Medal is regarded as something akin to a Nobel Prize for maths. It was established by Canadian mathematician John Fields and comes with a 15,000 Canadian dollar …
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India-origin wizard wins Nobel Prize for mathematics
Bhargava, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University, was among the four winners who have been awarded the Fields Medal, given out every four years. Iranian-born mathematician and Stanford University professor Maryam Mirzakhani became the …
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