Maryam Mirzakhani
First woman to win math equivalent of Nobel Prize dies
Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40.
Mirzakhani, who battled breast cancer, died on July 15, the university announced. It did not indicate where she died.
Iranian Stanford professor becomes first woman to win top maths prize
Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on Aug. 13 became the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, mathematics' equivalent to the Nobel Prize.