Sometimes, properties of a fixed hyperbolic surface can be better understood by studying the moduli space that parameterises all hyperbolic structures on a given topological surface. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
As a graduate student at Harvard, I had to explain quite a few times that I was allowed to attend a university as a woman in Iran. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
I grew up in a family with three siblings. My parents were always very supportive and encouraging. It was important for them that we have meaningful and satisfying professions, but they didn’t care as much about success and achievement. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
My older brother was the person who got me interested in science in general. He used to tell me what he learned in school. My first memory of mathematics is probably the time that he told me about the problem of adding numbers from 1 to 100. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
I find it fascinating that you can look at the same problem from different perspectives and approach it using different methods. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a writer. My most exciting pastime was reading novels; in fact, I would read anything I could find. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
I like crossing the imaginary boundaries people set up between different fields – it’s very refreshing. Maryam Mirzakhani Read Quote
