Ukrainian Becomes 2nd Woman To Win Fields Medal, 'Nobel Of Mathematics'
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Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska is only the second woman to win Fields medals in its over 80-year history.
Four mathematicians, including Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska, were awarded prestigious Fields medals on Tuesday the International Mathematical Union jury said.
France's Hugo Duminil-Copin, US-based June Huh and Britain's James Maynard were also awarded the medals at a ceremony in Helsinki.
The Fields medal, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, recognises "outstanding mathematical achievement" by under-40s and is awarded once every four years.
Viazovska is only the second woman to win the prize in its over 80-year history.
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