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Mathematician turns down $1 million prize he “doesn’t need”

Published: 23 March, 2010, 17:02
Edited: 11 June, 2010, 23:45


A reclusive Russian mathematician has rejected a $1 million award for solving a problem that has baffled some of the finest brains for a century. Grigory Perelman simply said he has everything he needs.

 
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Irina Tkachenko March 29, 2010, 20:08 quote
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If you have never heard of Poincare, at least ask someone how to pronounce the name correctly, before you read copy on the air - clearly, for the first time...

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