| Perfect Rigour: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century Contributor(s): Gessen, Masha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848313012 ISBN-13: 9781848313019 Publisher: Icon Books Company OUR PRICE: $13.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 510.92 |
| Physical Information: 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |