Stanford mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has been awarded the Fields medal, the most prestigeous prize in mathematics. She is the first woman to win the prize. Details here.
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3 responses to “First female mathematician wins the Fields medal.”
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And the first Brazilian (actually, the first Latin-American)!
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Huh. I thought she was Iranian.
on edit: I see: It was also won by Artur Avila, who is a Brazilian. I think Mirzakhani is also the first Iranian.LikeLike
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Sorry, I realize too late that it seemed like I was claiming Mirzakhani for our national team. I wish…
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