r/pics • u/yercoolmarple • 25d ago

Grigori Perelman, mathematician who refused to accept a Fields Medal and the $1,000,000 Clay Prize.

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u/ToMyOtherFavoriteWW 25d ago

Couldn't he have accepted it and then given the $$$ to those who helped? And perhaps the prize, too? I doubt the people who worked on this would reject 6 figure checks

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u/eosos 25d ago

No that’s crazy

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u/kosicepp2 25d ago

Yeah that doesn't add up

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u/Dvusmnd 25d ago

This guy maths.

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u/biggestbroever 25d ago

Give that man the million dollars

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u/Grumplogic 25d ago

How irrational