nytimes.com — In "A Beautiful Mind" mathematics has been infused with the legend of the mad genius cut off from the physical world and dwelling in a separate realm of numbers. Last week, a reclusive Russian topologist named Grigory Perelman seemed to be playing to type when he refused to accept the highest honor in mathematics, the Fields Medal.
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rymepAug 28, 2006
But look at how well he dresses when he's photographed...oh wait.<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/design/Channel_1_photoshopped_Perelman_s_photo_to_make_him_look_more_serious">http://digg.com/design/Channel_1_photoshopped_Perelman_s_photo_to_make_him_look_more_serious</a>
s14sh3r_Aug 28, 2006
I have the utmost respect for someone like Dr. Perelman. It's refreshing to see someone with such a pure mind.
pignanelliAug 28, 2006
"He left open the possibility that he would also spurn a $1 million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, Mass."I'll have to see the 'proof' of that, as it doesn't take a mathematician to figure that a million dollars is a helluva lot of money!
cal01Aug 28, 2006
I just came back from Hong Kong, and the difference between the McDs there and here is like day and night. The menu board is entirely different, way more drinks, and -- get this -- they serve little portions of corn as well!I would not be surprised if McDs actually has different food standards for different countries, too.
wesbAug 28, 2006
Bury.
themacxAug 28, 2006
this is NOT the first time he rejects a mayor price... He (like most) doesn't care about money.. he cares about math. If he would this never could have happened.