Meet Grigori Perelman, the reclusive math genius who rejected Fields Medal and $1 million prize

Meet Grigori Perelman, the reclusive math genius who rejected Fields Medal and $1 million prize
Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman became famous not only for solving the century-old Poincaré conjecture, but also for turning his back on mathematics’ highest honors, rejecting the Fields Medal and a US$1 million prize.