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  2. Abel Prize - Wikipedia

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    The Abel Prize's history dates back to 1899, when its establishment was proposed by the Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie when he learned that Alfred Nobel's plans for annual prizes would not include a prize in mathematics. In 1902, King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway indicated his willingness to finance the creation of a mathematics prize to ...

  3. List of Nobel laureates - Wikipedia

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    Among the 892 Nobel laureates, 48 have been women; the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. [12] She was also the first person (male or female) to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, the second award being the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, given in 1911. [11]

  4. Fields Medal - Wikipedia

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    The Fields Medal has for a long time been regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics and is often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics. [2] [3] [4] Unlike the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal is only awarded every four years. The Fields Medal also has an age limit: a recipient must be under age 40 on 1 January of the ...

  5. First woman wins top math prize, Fields Medal in mathematics

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    The professor at Stanford University in California was among four Fields Medal recipients at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Seoul, and the first female among the 56 winners ...

  6. Maryam Mirzakhani - Wikipedia

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    On 13 August 2014, Mirzakhani was honored with the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, [8] [9] becoming the first woman to win the prize, as well as the first Iranian. [10] The award committee cited her work in "the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces". [11]

  7. For First Time Ever, a Woman Wins the Abel, the 'Nobel ... - AOL

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    For First Time Ever, a Woman Wins the Abel, the 'Nobel Prize' for Mathematics. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  8. List of mathematics awards - Wikipedia

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    Notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences United States: Van Amringe Mathematical Prize: Columbia University: Mathematics student at Columbia College deemed most proficient in the mathematical subjects United States: W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

  9. John Forbes Nash Jr. - Wikipedia

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    A film by the same name was released in 2001, directed by Ron Howard with Russell Crowe playing Nash; it won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. For his performance as Nash, Crowe won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 59th Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor at the 55th British ...