Chapter 1
A prodigy in Leningrad
Chapter 2
Conquering the Poincaré conjecture
Chapter 3
The refusal of fame and fortune
Chapter 4
Topology and the shape of reality
YOUR GOAL
Master of The mystery of Grigori Perelman
Ch 3 · The refusal of fame and fortune
diego Refusal of fame
A million left behind, the medal cast aside, the truth was prize enough.
diego Perelman chose a life of extreme privacy, retreating from public view to live with his mother.
diego In 2010, Perelman rejected a million-dollar prize awarded for solving one of the Millennium Problems.
Fun Fact
Million-dollar refusal: Grigori Perelman is the only person in history to reject the prestigious Millennium Prize and its one-million-dollar reward.
Glossary
fields medal (noun)
An international prize awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under forty years of age. In 2006, Grigori Perelman became the first person to decline this prestigious honor.
An international prize awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under forty years of age. In 2006, Grigori Perelman became the first person to decline this prestigious honor.
Quiz
In what year did Grigori Perelman resign from his research position at the Steklov Institute?
Quiz
How did Grigori Perelman communicate his official rejection of the $1 million Millennium Prize in July 2010?
Quiz
In which Russian city's neighborhood did Grigori Perelman choose to live in quiet seclusion with his mother?
Quiz
What did Grigori Perelman state was the only reward he needed for solving the Poincaré conjecture?
Quiz
Which organization offered the $1 million Millennium Prize that Grigori Perelman rejected in 2010?
Quiz
What did Grigori Perelman do with his mathematical career after proving the Poincaré conjecture?