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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win maths' Fields Medal, dies (Nobel Prize for Mathematics)
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Source: BBC
Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics, has died in the US.
The 40-year-old Iranian, a professor at Stanford University, had breast cancer which had spread to her bones.
Nicknamed the "Nobel Prize for Mathematics", the Fields Medal is only awarded every four years to between two and four mathematicians under 40.
It was given to Prof Mirzakhani in 2014 for her work on complex geometry and dynamical systems.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40617094
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