The most prestigious mathematical award was first handed woman – Tyumen line

 

The world’s first owner Fields Medal became lecturer at Stanford University Maryam Mirzakhanov, reports BBC News.

residing in the United States Iranian mathematician, Professor Maryam Mirzakhanov received the Fields Medal for his work on complex geometry. She became the first woman honored with this prestigious award – the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematics.

“It combines a rare combination of outstanding technical abilities, bold ambitions, promising developments and curiosity” – so characterize Maryam Mirzakhanov statement International Congress of Mathematicians.

Award this year were also awarded Arthur Avila from France, Manjula Bhargava, representing Princeton University (USA) and Martin Hairer from the British University of Warwick. The awards ceremony was held in Seoul. Medals awarded to mathematicians South Korean President Park Keun Hye.

The award was established by the Canadian mathematician John Fields, it is the sum of 15 thousand. Canadian dollars (8 th. Euros). The first awarding of medals took place in 1936, and since 1950 prize is awarded every four years. Prize winners may be only scientists not older than 40 years.

special correspondent.