A mathematician of Indian-origin has won the prestigious Fields Medal, known as the ‘Nobel Prize for mathematics’. Manjul Bhargava, a Canadian-American professor of mathematics at Princeton University, was among four winners of the celebrated award. Iranian-born Maryam Mirzakhani, who works in the US, has become the first ever female winner of the Fields Medal. The medals will be presented in Seoul at the International Congress of Mathematicians, held every four […]