As the greatest minds in mathematics prepare to honour the latest Fields Medal laureates, some are wondering about the dearth of female winners and how to fix the problem — starting in school ...

Mathematics has been educated in schools since long ago, like "reading and writing abacus". However, the mathematics learned at school is only a part of mathematics field. Those that summarize its ...

Fields Medalists in Mathematics Fields Medals in Mathematics Won by Four Under Age 40 By Kenneth Chang Published July 5, 2022 Updated May 5, 2025, 11:46 a.m. ET Share full article ...

The Fields Medal, regarded as one of the most important honours in mathematics, is named after the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields (1863–1932).

Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who in 2014 became the first woman awarded the Fields Medal, often called the most prestigious prize in mathematics, died July 15. She was 40.

One of the winners of the award known as the Nobel Prize for mathematics had his gold medal stolen minutes after it was given to him. Caucher Birkar, a Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University ...