Comments on: Math Genius to The Fields Medal: No, Thanks! http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aramax http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-31097 Aramax Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:15:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/#comment-31097 Crazy Russians... http://www.supersoviet.com/ Crazy Russians…

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]]> By: whi5p http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-31087 whi5p Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:10:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/#comment-31087 _still_ lives with his mother? Mischaracterization based on wikipedia and the article linked to. _still_ lives with his mother? Mischaracterization based on wikipedia and the article linked to.

]]> By: Norwood Matt http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-31060 Norwood Matt Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:49:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/23/math-genius-to-the-fields-medal-no-thanks/#comment-31060 That brings the count of Russians that are either unable to accept or simply decline the Fields Medal to four. Monetarily, the Fields is paltry (some $14,000). Mr. Perelman will likely be awarded at least some portion of one of the Millennium Prizes ($1,000,000) offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute. It is conjectured that Mr. Perelman will decline this as well. John Forbes Nash (A Beautiful Mind) pined mightily over not being awarded the Fields Medal and over not being portrayed alone on the cover of Fortune Magazine. By contrast, Perleman has previously turned down a prestigious prize from the "European Mathematical Society, allegedly saying that he felt the prize committee was unqualified to assess his work (even positively)." [wiki] These mathematicians can be sensitive. That brings the count of Russians that are either unable to accept or simply decline the Fields Medal to four. Monetarily, the Fields is paltry (some $14,000). Mr. Perelman will likely be awarded at least some portion of one of the Millennium Prizes ($1,000,000) offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute. It is conjectured that Mr. Perelman will decline this as well.

John Forbes Nash (A Beautiful Mind) pined mightily over not being awarded the Fields Medal and over not being portrayed alone on the cover of Fortune Magazine. By contrast, Perleman has previously turned down a prestigious prize from the “European Mathematical Society, allegedly saying that he felt the prize committee was unqualified to assess his work (even positively).” [wiki]

These mathematicians can be sensitive.

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