Hong Wang Becomes Third Woman to Win Fields Medal

Chinese mathematician Hong Wang has been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, becoming only the third woman in 90 years to receive mathematics' highest honor. Wang had previously left the field of mathematics for architecture before returning.

25 Jul, 06:00 — 25 Jul, 06:00

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Hong Wang, third woman in 90 years to win math's highest honor, once left the field for architecture

Hong Wang, who abandoned mathematics for a semester of architecture in Paris after deciding she was not good enough for research, has become the third woman to win the Fields Medal.

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Hong Wang, third woman in 90 years to win math's highest honor, once left the field for architecture

Kineska matematičarka Hong Wang dobila prestižnu Fieldsovu medalju

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