he's been telling me how much of a loss maryam mirzakhani will be to the world of maths. of a loss maryam, i wantt condolences first of all, i want to offer my condolences to her family and the mathematical world because we have lost a role model, the first woman to reach the pinnacle of maths. what she did is to link geometry and dynamics together. geometry is the shapes and sizes and the position of object around us and dynamics relates to forces and the motion these forces cause, and the two are very intellectual. if you think about our solar system, we have a son and we have planets, and they are in fixed positions, that is the geometry, and the way the planet move, the fact that us on earth goes around the sun in an ellipse, that is the dynamics of the system. what marianne was able to do was link them together but not in something that we can visualise, she did it in a very abstract world of curved mathematical surfaces and to have that imagination and be able to visualise these things and then to be able to have all these breakthroughs in that field is incredible. it sounds extraor

the first woman to win the top prize in maths, iranian maryam mirzakhani has died at the age of a0.lso coming up on sport today: all the smiles belong to spain's garbine muguruza as she beats venus williams to win her first wimbledon title. hello and welcome to world news today. hello and welcome. we begin in istanbul — where tens of thousands of people have gathered to mark the anniversary of the failed military coup against president erdogan. a year ago today, a faction of the army tried to seize power but the attempt failed. and it is at the spot where the soldiers surrendered that this gathering is taking place. the failed coup resulted in the deaths of 260 people — who fought the rogue soldiers. more than 2,000 people were injured. and in the aftermath, more than 150,000 state employees, including academics and government officials have been sacked. 50,000 people have been arrested. in the last hour, president erdogan has been paying tribute to those who lost their lives — here's what he had to say. translation: the barrels of the ta nks translation: the barrels of the tanks hi

the first woman to win the top prize in maths, iranian maryam mirzakhani has died at the age of a0.

tributes have been made to the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani, who has died—year—old was the first woman to win the prestigious fields medal, regarded as the equivalent of the nobel prize for mathematics. while there's been much praise for her work, there's been some anger on social media at the way official media outlets have avoided showing images of her unveiled, as she chose to dress in the west. caroline series, emeritus professor of mathematics at warwick university in england, was a friend and colleague. it is just absolutely tragic news. we had known that she was ill for a long time, but it is just terrible. she was a completely brilliant and outstanding mathematician. the fact that she was iranian and the fact that she was first woman to win this prestigious fields medal, she was just such an icon and a role model and inspiration around the world. she will be sorely missed. it was the way in which she managed to combine ideas that, perhaps, other people knew, but she combined them together in a completely unexpected and remarkable way. she sent me a

maryam mirzakhani became the first woman to win the fields medal, an award seen as the nobel prize ofdied in the us from breast cancer. iranian president hassan rouhani has said her death has caused "great sorrow". but there has also been criticism of professor mirzakhani's publications. and photoshopped images have appeared of her wearing a head—scarf. one person who knew her well is professor caroline series. she spoke to us about her life and achievements. she was an absolutely wonderful person, and a brilliant mathematician. the fact that she was iranian and the fact that she was first woman to win this prestigious fields medal, she was just such an icon and a role model and inspiration around the world. she will be sorely missed. it was the way in which she managed to combine ideas that, perhaps, other people knew, but she combined them together in a completely unexpected and remarkable way. she sent me a cow, and remarkable way. she sent me a copy, a draft of her thesis and ph.d. dissertation before was finally submitted and the way she put together ideas which, really, i had kn

the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani has died of cancer in hospital in the unitede for mathematics. the award in 2014 was in recognition of her work on complex geometry. she was 40 years old. we can speak to a professor who knew her. condolences for your loss, she was an extraordinary person. she was, she was a wonderful person and a willing mathematician, it is rather hard to explain how wide but somebody mentioned the words artistry in mathematics and that is what she showed us all to a very high degree. can you explain a little bit about how work because it is difficult to make it understandable. i think the best way to say it is that she was applying ideas that have been developed in connection with the theory of chaos. the theory that enables us to study very complicated systems that are moving in time, and she applied ideas from that theory to geometrical structures, particularly surfaces that are changing in time. imaginea surfaces that are changing in time. imagine a surface kind of floating around in space, some sort of doughnut with holes in it and the ho

the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani has died of cancer in hospital in the unitedl — which is considered the nobel prize for mathematics. the award in 2014 was in recognition of her work on complex geometry. she was 40 years old. dr tom crawford is a mathematician, who's recently finished his phd in applied maths. hejoins me via webcam, from cambridge. thank you very much for your time. her achievements are absolutely astounding. just claim to us, for anybody doesn't understand, like myself, complex geometry, dynamical systems. that was why she was given this nobel prize for mathematics. what is that? just to offer my condolences to her family and article world, because we have really lost a role model. the first woman to reach the pinnacle of maths. what she did was to link geometry and dynamics together. geometry is sort of the shapes and sizes and the position of object. dynamics relates to forces and the motion these forces cause. the two are very intimate. if you think about our solar system, we have a son as planets and they are in fixed positions. the way th

maryam mirzakhani specialized ii theoretical mathematics and she had quantumec in antics and other disciplines. the iranian-born mathematician joined stanford as a professor and she is just 40 years old and is survived by a husband and daughter. >>> hundreds of people from all backgrounds marched through sacramento to help empower african-american women. the march finished with a rally outside the state capital. they want black women to play a role at the forefront on conversations about social issues. >> time for us to speak out and step out on faith and to lead boldly, bravely and unapologetically. >> community leaders say they were inspired to hold black women's marches due to what they say was lack of diversity at the women's march in sacramento back in january. >> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you, the best part of the day right now. it's cool in some spots, upper 40s at the coast, live doppler 7 showing the clear conditions, but boy, we are warm in the upper elevations and also in the inland valleys and that's yet national weather service has extended

amy: and groundbreaking iranian mathematician maryam mirzakhani has died.a professor at stanford university, she is only woman and only iranian to have ever won mathematics' highest award, the fields medal. she died saturdaday at the age f 40 from breast cancer. multiple iranian newspapers brbroke social taboos by publishing phohotos of f r witht hijab to the arena president posted a picture of her on instagram without her head covered. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show in saudi arabia, where 14 men accused of tataking part in protes s are reportedly facing imminent execution. the group includeses munir al-adam, whoho is halflf-deaf ad partially blind, and mujtaba'a al-sweikat, who was only 17 when he was sentenced to death five years ago in 2012. majtaba'a had planned to visit western michigan university, where he had applied for a

the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani has died of cancer in hospital in the united fields medal — which is considered the nobel prize for mathematics. the award in 2014 was in recognition of her work on complex geometry. she was 40 years old. a school that counts a host of well—known stars such as adele, amy winehouse, leona lewis and the new spider—man actor tom holland as its alumni, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. up inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached the top levels of creative industries, most notably in the music business. 0ur correspondent colleen harris is at the school in croydon. hello. well lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not. it is dance, it's musical theatre, it's drama, it's journalism. and what a formidable legacy it has. this is about celebrating 25 years of that. we've had stars, adele, amy winehouse, jumbo, who had an amazing career, tell us about yourjourney here? i came here when i was 18. i found out about the school on blue peter. i got the i