Poincaré's prize
Subtitle: the hundred-year quest to solve one of math's greatest puzzles
By: George Szpiro.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780525950240
Subjects: Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc; Mathematics -- Popular works
Genres: Problems, exercises, etc.; Popular works.
Description: Traces the hundred-year effort to solve the Poincaré Conjecture and its successful solution by Grigory Perelman, an impoverished Russian recluse who refused all prizes and academic appointments while solving an array of mathematical conundrums.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.