Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani
As a little girl, Maryam Mirzakhani was spellbound by stories. She loved reading in Tehran’s crowded bookstores, and at home she'd spend hours crafting her own tales on giant rolls of paper. Maryam loved school, especially her classes in reading and writing. But she did not like math. Numbers were nowhere near as interesting as the bold, adventurous characters she found in books. Until Maryam unexpectedly discovered a new genre of storytelling: In geometry, numbers became shapes, each with its own fascinating personality — making every equation a brilliant story waiting to be told.
As an adult, Maryam became a professor, inventing new formulas to solve some of math's most complicated puzzles. And she made history by becoming the first woman — and the first Iranian — to win the Fields Medal, mathematics’ highest award. Maryam's Magic is the true story of a girl whose creativity and love of stories helped her — and the world — to see math in a new and inspiring way.
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"Reid delves into Maryam’s life, describing her studies and interests in high school and college in Iran, her pursuit of a graduate degree at Harvard University, her winning the Fields Medal in 2014, and her death in 2017, at the age of 40. She weaves in details such as Maryam’s native language, Farsi; her best friend, Roya; her daughter, Anahita; her secret battle with breast cancer.... Highlighting an important figure, this book also demonstrates that one can excel in more than one field." — Kirkus Reviews
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 5 - 9 |
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| Author | Megan Reid |
| Illustrator | Aaliya Jaleel |
| ISBN | 0062915967 |
| Publication Date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Publisher | Balzer + Bray |
| Language | English |