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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