First female mathematician wins Fields Medal

Started by GirlFriday [570368] on 16 Aug 2014 in General Non-related.

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GirlFriday [570368] 16 Aug 2014, 02:27 TCT · #1

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I know what you're thinking...what was she doing out of the kitchen?

(On a serious note...YAY!)

(By the way, I HATE MATH!)

GirlFriday [570368] 16 Aug 2014, 02:30 TCT · #2

Oh yeah, and I got that off FB. I didn't even look it up to check the facts. So there.

MachineGunSteve [184119] 16 Aug 2014, 03:09 TCT · #3

Good for her. I suck at math really bad.

CatHead [1581564] 16 Aug 2014, 05:01 TCT · #4

Article from Stanford.
This is a nice, watered down read. She seems like a bit of a hero.

Jobby [1640111] 16 Aug 2014, 14:40 TCT · #5

Girls...maths...pfft

Apart from Carol Vordaman that is..mmm ;)

GirlFriday [570368] 16 Aug 2014, 16:19 TCT · #6

Thanks for the link, CatHead. She really is impressive. I got lost just reading the article.

Muninn [368193] 17 Aug 2014, 15:25 TCT · #7

justthejobby [1640111]Girls...maths...pfft

Apart from Carol Vordaman that is..mmm ;)

What about who they replaced her with on Countdown?

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Hades [1728299] 17 Aug 2014, 18:56 TCT · #8

Thats grea to hear. Nice to see more women involved these fields. :)

GrkManga49 [10856] 20 Aug 2014, 08:02 TCT · #9

Good. Now maybe she can solve the problem of my empty sandwich plate :@