Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century

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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century

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ISBN: 9780151014064
作者: Masha Gessen
其它标题: Perfect Rigor
出版社: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
发行时间: 2009 -11
语言: 英语
装订: Hardcover
价格: USD 26.00
页数: 256

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A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century

Masha Gessen   

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A gripping and tragic tale that sheds rare light on the unique burden of genius  In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved the Poincare Conjecture, an extremely complex topological problem that had eluded the best minds for over a century. A prize of one million dollars was offered to anyone who could unravel it, but Perelman declined the winnings, and in doing so inspired journalist Masha Gessen to tell his story. Drawing on interviews with Perelmanâ s teachers, classmates, coaches, teammates, and colleagues in Russia and the United Statesâ and informed by her own background as a math whiz raised in Russiaâ Gessen uncovered a mind of unrivaled computational power, one that enabled Perelman to pursue mathematical concepts to their logical (sometimes distant) end. But she also discovered that this very strength turned out to be Perelman's undoing and the reason for his withdrawal, first from the world of mathematics and then, increasingly, from the world in general.

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