Perfect rigour : a genius and the mathematical breakthrough of a lifetime
Gessen, Masha2011
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In 2006, a Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. The Poincare conjecture is an extremely complex topological problem that had eluded the best minds for over a century. In telling his story, Masha Gessen has constructed a tale that sheds rare light on the unique burden of genius.
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London : Icon, 2011.
Collation:
256 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781848312388 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
510.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
800900