Stanford professor 1st woman to win top math prize

By Washington Examiner

Published August 13, 2014 9:14pm ET

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Stanford professor 1st woman to win top math prize — WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian-born Stanford University professor is the first woman to win math’s highest honor, the Fields Medal. The International Mathematics Union awarded the prize Wednesday to Maryam Mirzakhani (Mari-ee-‘AHM Meer-zawk-‘AHNI) and three others. The prize and $13,700 is awarded every four years to mathematicians 40 years old or younger. It was establish […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian-born Stanford University professor is the first woman to win math’s highest honor, the Fields Medal.

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