Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Maryam Mirzakhani, Fields Winner, 2014




Touched by Athena. Her beautifully intelligent gaze. Who knows the shape of the universe. Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the greatest prize in mathematics. But that's a realm I can barely imagine -- since I seem to have trouble adding up my own years, and I don't understand why some months can move faster than others, or how so many days will collect in a troubled week.

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