The lives of Mathematicians
The New Yorker: MANIFOLD DESTINY
A legendary problem and the battle over who solved it.
A Chinese mathematician disputes that Grigory Perelman provided a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture but his two proteges did. Perelman, despite being a recluse who declined the million dollar prize, appears to have more supporters.
About Me
- Gary
- La Porte, Texas, United States
- Smart and Dumb and Forgetful and Fun and Amusing. I am a poor editor although I seem to do that a lot. I have hair between my toes stolen from the top of my head. I am hard of hearing. I wonder how much more than half-crazy I am.
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