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Hong Wang Twirls in Fractal Dimensions of Three

NYT Science Thursday 23 July 2026, 14:16 UTC By Kenneth Chang 1 min read
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The young mathematician won a prestigious Fields Medal for her work on the so-called Kakeya conjecture.

The young mathematician won a prestigious Fields Medal for her work on the so-called Kakeya conjecture.
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