Woman Awarded Mathematics' Highest Prize for the First Time
Maryam Mirzakhani is the first female recipient of the Fields Medal.
Nov 26, 2014 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:59 AM
Fields Medal recipient Maryam Mirzakhani sketches out a geometry problem. The Fields Medal is awarded every four years by the International Congress of Mathematicians. | Thomas Lin/Quanta Magazine
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