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#1 2017-07-16 02:49:12

Agnishom
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Maryam Mirzakhani passed away

She was the first woman field medalist.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
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#2 2017-07-17 00:48:47

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani passed away

Very sad. Some professors at my university had the privilege of having met her. CBS reported on it here.

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#3 2017-07-17 21:43:05

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani passed away

Hmm so sad. She was a great and rare woman mathematician. May her soul rest in peace!


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There is no substitute to hard work
All of us do not have equal talents but everybody has equal oppurtunities to build their talents.-APJ Abdul Kalam

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#4 2017-07-19 18:36:14

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani passed away

What did she work on?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#5 2017-07-20 01:12:21

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani passed away


Practice makes a man perfect.
There is no substitute to hard work
All of us do not have equal talents but everybody has equal oppurtunities to build their talents.-APJ Abdul Kalam

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