Reclusive Grigory Perelman refuses to explain himself
(NEWSER) - Grigory Perelman has solved one of math’s most intractable problems, a century-old puzzle that carries a $1 million prize. There’s just one problem: Perelman doesn’t want the money, and he won’t say why. He won’t say anything, in fact. Ever since the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge validated his proof of the Poincaré's conjecture last week he’s been holed up in his Moscow apartment, where he lives with his mother and sister, refusing to talk to the reporters camped outside. More»
