Russian mathematician rejects $1 million prize

[Dean-Winchester]

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T. PETERSBURG, Russia - A Russian mathematician is rejecting a $1 million prize for solving one of the most challenging problems because he considers it unfair.

Grigory Perelman said Thursday according to the Interfax news agency that a week ago he told the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was turning down the prize.

Perelman was quoted by Interfax as saying he believes his contribution in proving the Poincare conjecture was no greater than that of U.S. mathematician Richard Hamilton, who first suggested a program for the solution.

The Clay Mathematics Institute confirmed in a statement on its Web site that Perelman had informed it of his refusal to accept the prize.

The Poincare conjecture deals with shapes that exist in four or more dimensions.

 

[Kazamori]

o___o wow...

 

[Lord of Kaos.]

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T. PETERSBURG, Russia - A Russian mathematician is rejecting a $1 million prize for solving one of the most challenging problems because he considers it unfair.

Grigory Perelman said Thursday according to the Interfax news agency that a week ago he told the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was turning down the prize.

Perelman was quoted by Interfax as saying he believes his contribution in proving the Poincare conjecture was no greater than that of U.S. mathematician Richard Hamilton, who first suggested a program for the solution.

The Clay Mathematics Institute confirmed in a statement on its Web site that Perelman had informed it of his refusal to accept the prize.

The Poincare conjecture deals with shapes that exist in four or more dimensions.

yes but later on he accepts the money!

 

[BAN_KAI]

rofl old news, this happened years ago , try posting something more interesting

 

[Grim]

well i didnt know and i hate math

 

[Dean-Winchester]

rofl old news, this happened years ago , try posting something more interesting

:flaw:
hey u can post something interesting 2 instead of waiting 2 see if i post something and have negative things 2 say about it but hey soft

 

[BishamonSama]

He should have accepted the money and donated it.