Millennium Prize Awarded For Perelman’s Poincaré Proof
epee1221 writes “The Clay Mathematics Institute has announced its acceptance of Dr. Grigori Perelman’s proof of the Poincaré conjecture and awarded the first Millennium Prize. Poincaré questioned...
View ArticleBrilliant & Reclusive Russian Mathematician Doesn’t Need Your Prize Money
Grigori Perelman isn’t much for prizes. This week Perelman, one of the world best and strangest mathematicians, proved it again by turning down a $1 million dollar prize from the Clay Mathematics...
View ArticleGrigory Perelman Turns Down $1M Millennium Prize
Kleiba writes “After turning down the prestigious Field Medal in 2006 for his contributions to mathematics, the reclusive Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman announced yesterday that he is rejecting...
View ArticleGrigory Perelman Turns Down $1M Millenium Prize
Kleiba writes “After turning down the prestigious Field Medal in 2006 for his contributions to mathematics, the reclusive Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman announced yesterday that he is rejecting...
View ArticleHas the Devilish Math Problem “P vs NP” Finally Been Solved?
P is not equal to NP. Seems simple enough. But if it’s true, it could be the answer to a problem computer scientists have wrestled for decades. Vinay Deolalikar, who is with Hewlett-Packard Labs, has...
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