'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award

In 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute identified seven math problems worthy of a $1 million Millennium Prize. Grigory Perelman, a Russian recluse, is the only person to solve one: the Poincare conjecture, a geometry involving four dimensions. He will be offered the money, but he is unsure about accepting it.

'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award

(AP) -- Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia - and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped ...

Mon 29 Mar 10 from Phys.org

'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award, Mon 29 Mar 10 from AP

Maths genius urged to take prize

Russian maths genius Grigory Perelman, who declined a top award four years ago, is under new pressure to accept a prize.

Wed 24 Mar 10 from BBC News

Eccentric 'Mathsputin' Rejects Million Dollar Prize

Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia -- and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians ...

Tue 30 Mar 10 from FOXNews

Math genius Grigory Perelman may say nyet to $1 million prize

In 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute identified seven math problems worthy of a $1 million Millennium Prize. Grigory Perelman, a Russian recluse, is the only person to solve one: the Poincare ...

Wed 31 Mar 10 from R&D Mag

'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award

Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia - and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped ...

Mon 29 Mar 10 from Examiner

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