Focus, commitment, and insight resulted in a “once in a century” proof. Hong Wang is now just the third woman to win a Fields Medal.The article <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/hong-wang-wins-2026-fields-medal-the-third-woman-ever-20260723/">Living Fully in the Math World Means Threading the Needle</a> first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

Hong Wang, who proved the three-dimensional Kakeya set conjecture, won the Fields Medal, making her the third woman in the award’s 90-year history to receive math’s highest honor.

Focus, commitment, and insight resulted in a “once in a century” proof. Hong Wang is now just the third woman to win a Fields Medal.

The article <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/hong-wang-wins-2026-fields-medal-the-third-woman-ever-20260723/">Living Fully in the Math World Means Threading the Needle</a> first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

Audio Edition: For Hong Wang, Living Fully in the Math World Means Threading the Needle

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