'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award

Monday, March 29, 2010 - 15:35 in Mathematics & Economics

Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia — and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians for a century. Russia - Mathematics - Math - Mathematicians - Education

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