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In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University, became the first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics.

Maryam Mirzakhani Won Math's Most Prestigious Medal Before She Died. Now There's a Prize in Her Honor.

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new prize for young female mathematicians honors Maryam Mirzhakhani, an Iranian mathematician who died of breast cancer at age 40.

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prime numbers

Mathematicians Solve 'Twin Prime Conjecture' — In an Alternate Universe

By Rafi Letzter published

Mathematicians have uncovered a big new piece of evidence for one of the most famous unproven ideas in mathematics, known as the twin prime conjecture.

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An infinity symbol glows against a dark background.

Can You Count Past Infinity?

By Adam Mann published

How many different types of infinity are there, and can we count past any of them?

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The golden ratio is one of the most famous irrational numbers; it goes on forever and can't be expressed accurately without infinite space.

Long-Standing Problem of 'Golden Ratio' and Other Irrational Numbers Solved with 'Magical Simplicity'

By Leila Sloman published

Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions

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A candle

Mathematician Wins $3 Million Breakthrough Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem'

By Rafi Letzter published

Their research answered many questions. Among them: What happens if you put a candle in a room full of perfect mirrors?

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Hao Huang

This Mathematician's 'Mysterious' New Method Just Solved a 30-Year-Old Problem

By Rafi Letzter published

The proof took 30 years to be solved, but it's so simple and elegant that you can summarize it in a single tweet.

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Bernhard Riemann in 1863

Mathematicians Edge Closer to Solving a 'Million Dollar' Math Problem

By Rafi Letzter published

A new paper could end up being a big step toward solving one of the oldest unanswered puzzles in mathematics: Is the Riemann hypothesis correct?

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In his text "Arithmetica," the mathematician Diophantus looked at algebraic equations whose solutions are required to be whole numbers. Here, a snippet of "Arithmetica."

Computer Software Could Crack Centuries-Old Math Puzzle

By Christopher Rasmussen published

Opinion Mathematicians have known how to solve something called an S-unit equation for several years. However, the process is so convoluted that few can actually use it to tackle their problems.

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numbers abstract

A Mathematician Just Solved a Deceptively Simple Puzzle That Has Boggled Minds for 64 Years

By Brandon Specktor published

Can you add three cubed numbers and get 33? A mathematician just did, and it took only a few quadrillion attempts.

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Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck is the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for her groundbreaking work in geometric analysis and gauge theory.

Karen Uhlenbeck Just Won One of Math's Most Prestigious Prizes. Here's Why Her Work Is So Important.

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Her work has led to some of the most important advances in math in the last 40 years.

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