Wang Hong, a 35-year-old Chinese mathematician at New York University, has taken two of mathematics' most prestigious prizes in the space of four days, sealing her status as a frontrunner for the 2026 Fields Medal.

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French mathematician Frank Merle wins $3M prize dubbed 'Oscars of Science'

By proving that systems long believed to be stable can still "blow up" to infinity, Professor Frank Merle has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, along with a US$3 million cash award.

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Chinese math prodigy Wang Hong, 2026 Fields Medal frontrunner, sweeps two top prizes in one week

French mathematician Frank Merle wins $3M prize dubbed 'Oscars of Science'

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