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Kurdish mathematician, Caucher Birkar (R), receives the Fields Medal Award, maths most prestigious prize, during the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2018) in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: AFP)

'Nobel of Mathematics' stolen from winner soon after receiving it

Caucher Birkar, a Kurdish refugee teaching at Cambridge University, won the Fields Medal, often called the 'Nobel Prize...

2 Aug 2018 3:52 PM IST

New Delhi-born Akshay Venkatesh (L), 36, who is currently teaching at Stanford University, has won the Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics. (Photo: AFP)

Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields...

The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most promising mathematicians under the age of 40.

2 Aug 2018 9:28 AM IST

US: Iran-born first woman to win Fields Medal dies at 40 after fighting cancer

US: Iran-born first woman to win Fields Medal dies at 40 after...

Mirzakhani's friend announced her death on Saturday on Instagram, and her relatives confirmed her death to the Mehr...

16 July 2017 8:54 AM IST