First woman to win the fields medal, Maryam Mirzakhani, dies at the age of 40.

bobby147

Most people won't appreciate who she was or what she does but I am shocked ,pretty sad :frown:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094

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Reply 1

S.G.

Cancer is such a horrible thing

Reply 2

Mr Optimist

Rest in piece to my fellow Persian :frown:

Reply 3

bobby147

I am surprised people have actually heard of her :smile:

Reply 4

Cubone-r

Original post by bobby147

I am surprised people have actually heard of her :smile:

Of course they have, she's a celebrity within the Mathematics field.

Reply 5

bobby147

Original post by Cubone-r

Of course they have, she's a celebrity within the Mathematics field.

I am thinking in terms of the general public.
I would not think someone on TSR would have heard of her,since her field of work is not necessarily a hot topic on TSR threads.

Reply 6

Cubone-r

Original post by bobby147

I am thinking in terms of the general public.
I would not think someone on TSR would have heard of her,since her field of work is not necessarily a hot topic on TSR threads.

The general public have heard of few academics unless they are on TV a lot, i.e. Brian Cox..

Reply 7

bobby147

Original post by Cubone-r

The general public have heard of few academics unless they are on TV a lot, i.e. Brian Cox..

You mean *not have heard
I know,I would consider TSR to be general public.

Reply 8

username2097061

Original post by bobby147

Most people won't appreciate who she was or what she does but I am shocked ,pretty sad :frown:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094

Damn you cancer.

Such a shame :frown:

Reply 9

Cubone-r

Original post by bobby147

You mean *not have heard
I know,I would consider TSR to be general public.

Yeah, that's what I mean, haha.. which is fine because you cannot really expect the general public (i.e. anyone outside of Maths) to really appreciate her work because most would not even begin to grasp it, haha.

Reply 10

bobby147

Original post by Cubone-r

For me,if the Iranian government wants to honour her,it should remove the stupid mandatory hijab rule and ensure there are equal opportunities for women in academia and government,which at the moment it is not.

.روحش شاد‎‎

Original post by bobby147

Most people won't appreciate who she was or what she does but I am shocked ,pretty sad :frown:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094

Rest In Peace, great mathematician.

The world of Mathematics will greatly miss your contribution to furthering the knowledge of all mankind.

:cry:

Reply 13

Nuba123

my inspiration for keeping maths to advanced higher level :frown:

rip

Reply 14

username3110466

Original post by bobby147

The hijab has nothing to do with opportunities in academia, the discrimination women face is the governments fault and has nothing to do with Islam.

Reply 15

bobby147

Original post by theoneandonlybob

The hijab has nothing to do with opportunities in academia, the discrimination women face is the governments fault and has nothing to do with Islam.

I never said that,you are falsely missing up my arguments.
I mentioned the hijab because the govt has no right to make such a law and the influence of religious conservatives is.one reason why many young people leave the country.
Many young women wearing the hijab in a way that shows their hair , to flaunt the rules and show they don't care.
We are going off topics,make a new thread for this if you want to discuss.

Reply 16

Tony Manero

Original post by bobby147

Most people won't appreciate who she was or what she does but I am shocked ,pretty sad :frown:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094

Condolences to her family,

Reply 17

squeakysquirrel

Original post by bobby147

Most people won't appreciate who she was or what she does but I am shocked ,pretty sad :frown:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40617094

My daughter told me about the fields medal - she is a Phd student.

This is awfully young to die

Reply 18

MrSuavetopia

Have removed pretty much most of the thread. Please do debate differing strands of discussions in dedicated threads, rather than hijacking someone else's thread. There's no real need for it.