Mathematics genius Maryam Mirzakhani dies after long battle with cancer
In 2014, the Iran native and a Stanford University professor became the first woman to receive the highest honor Fields Medal, in mathematics and equal in reputation to a Nobel Prize.
Jul 16, 2017, 09:10 AM ISTFirst woman to win prestigious maths' Fields Medal, Maryam Mirzakhani, dies of breast cancer
As per reports, 40-year-old Maryam died of breast cancer which had eventually spread to her bones.
Jul 15, 2017, 19:01 PM IST