The Genius Who Refused a Million Dollars - Grigori Perelman

Explore the enigmatic life of Grigori Perelman, the mathematical genius who changed the world. Known for solving the century-old Poincaré Conjecture, Perelman refused both the $1M Millennium Prize and the prestigious Fields Medal, citing the unethical nature of the mathematical community. Delve into his journey from early brilliance to his groundbreaking proof and subsequent withdrawal from public life. Discover how his contributions continue to shape modern mathematics and why he remains a figure of intrigue and admiration. Subscribe for more fascinating stories of mathematical legends!
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[@iutee3492]

Great mathematician. Every time I visit St.Petersburg and the Cupchino, district where he lives,it really strikes me that such a big genious walks the same streets as I do. Воистину великий человек Григорий Яковлевич Перельман.

[@ramanathannv6426]

The greatest human ever walking on this planet!!!!!A SAINT A guru a sanyasi who searched the truth for nothing but to unveil the truth to the humanity. An unsung hero. Some wretched minds derailed a great mind like Greesha from his journey to many other stations of the most beautiful branch of knowledge, MATHEMATICS.

[@revolution1423]

@@munirajesh4707 And this guy is worthy?

[@letusdebatenow]

Calm down

[@Joe-un1tl]

I couldn't agree more, Grigori, is one of the best!

[@francescos7361]

Perelman is the best.

[@mathematicsman7454]

*Grigori Perelman is my inspiration* !!!

[@barneyronnie]

Perelman readily admitted that Hamilton's development of Ricci Flow was instrumental in his proof of the Poincare Conjecture in 3d.

[@calicoesblue4703]

Yep. Facts. Which is why he wanted to split the prize Money.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

how do people just "come up with this crap"? i mean do you see numbers in the sky?? LOL because i dont LMFAO

[@alikaperdue]

@2:21 - you should not say what Grigori feels or thinks. If Grigori thinks or feels something, he will say it. Until then, he is his own man. The rest is silly conjectures. I read he didn't say anything about proving the conjecture with this and he left it to others to see what was or was not done by him. I respect his meekness and think he should be left to what helps him produce what he produces and that's it. This video is a testament to exactly what Perelman does not want and so I feel it is disrespectful. Perelman could be spoken about without so many gratuitous photos. If he wants to wait for history to celebrate his image, then I think we should honor that. Because I like Perelman too and I listened to what he said.

[@calicoesblue4703]

Grigori Perelman is a Genius.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

many are. what if there are some who know how to solve the remaining proofs; but don't want to out of sheer disgust?

[@stillsayt6192]

Him is the best, he ensipires all....hope we all meet some day, the smart men on planet.

[@xxxs8309]

I wish Jim Simons can invite him to America

[@tankev6042]

Grigori is built different than us pesants.

[@barneyronnie]

He was a peasant.

[@brendawilliams8062]

Yeah, and I wonder if the smallest apple demonstrates a five or a particle? Poor doesn’t mean lost on some things

[@RBFR01]

If Grigoi stayed in mathamatics imagine the progress he could make.

[@macdeep8523]

Where is he now ?

[@m-bronte]

@@macdeep8523 still alive living in seclusion, last known attempt getting ahold of him. A reporter got his cell number and called him he said "your disturbing me, I'm picking mushrooms". and hung up.

[@iutee3492]

​@@m-bronte nobody knows what he is doing now. Stories about mushrooms leave for the journalists. He never tells anything to them. But even if he is not digging further into math now, he is a man, who knows the form of the Universe...he has the right just to quit

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@aceace5157]

A talent is not and should not be for sale! Simpky put, it's priceless. Perelman, certainly, knew this. What a principled man he is.

[@jackhandma1011]

Grigori refused the medal because if he and Terence Tao were on the same room, the universe would be in danger.

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@calicoesblue4703]

Lmao🤣🤣🤣

[@calicoesblue4703]

@@Cha_HCM-je9qeGauss & Euler are overrated 🤷 Given way more credit then they deserve.

[@opreapetru404]

bravissimo for genius and infinite honesty

[@Igneous01]

I understand exactly why he refused it. He saw the bullshit and politics in the sciences and mathematics communities. He saw a perversion of the craft and the systematic dehumanizing of the craft for ulterior motives. He knew how dark and evil it was in academia, and he rightfully wanted nothing to do with that nonsense. Accepting the fields medal would give him more trouble down the road than it was worth.

[@naturepower9097]

A saint 🙏🏾

[@josechavez-js8hx]

They could change the name of the 🥇 MEDAL IN HONOR TO HIM!!! GRIGORI PERELMAN!!! AWARD 🥇 OF MATHEMATICS ❤❤❤❤❤

[@barneyronnie]

Bahhhh! He is an extraordinary mathematician, but not unique in the history of math!

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@francescos7361]

Immenso Perelman.

[@amitbhatte5621]

grigory perelman 🦁

[@clovissimard3099]

Grigori is my friend !

[@Subhajit_Paul123]

Can you share his mail id so that I can learn Mathematics from him ?

[@maxl5423]

I know he regrets it, a million dollars is symbolic in comparison to what he solved. Obviously what he discovered and solved is priceless and immortal , but what is not immortal is human health and aging. Mathematicians, especially in Russia are underpaid.

[@kapellimestari0078]

I could agree, but look at this man's face, he doesn't seem to be the kind of guy that regrets decisions made

[@fuzkforyou]

I know he has students from Sweden and takes only small money. He is just very autistic and loves maths and wants to spend time with his mom.he doesn't regret anything. He doesn't even want to buy new shoes.

[@naturepower9097]

He doesn’t see the world as u 😊 respect his choice

[@macdeep8523]

How to contact him ??

[@lanrilYT]

@@macdeep8523 оставьте человека в покое

[@gaetana7294]

He had Asperger syndrome and like many with this condition, feels awkward with fame and adulation. They should have quietly given him the money and medal without any pomp and 'fuss' as he would have called it and he could have continued his contributions to mathematical knowledge. Poor people lead a very tough life in that part of the world.

[@billtruttschel]

Your pronunciation of 'Poincare' hurts my ears.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

you see. this is why i fail miserably at "seeing" anything when it comes to math. how does a rubber band around an apple ; turn into 10 pages of numbers and letters? this is why i cannot "code out of thin air" . and why my brain refuses to grasp it

[@aigerakabane1312]

Bruh i think he is same like me who doesn't want attention from everyone you know in society words introvert

[@marcoilmagodelcrack3553]

The only difference is that he’s a genius and will always be remember while you’re a nobody

[@aigerakabane1312]

@@marcoilmagodelcrack3553 true

[@mepipe7705]

Well, but why do you refuse to pronounce Poincaré correctly?

[@EliW95]

2:26 the aspect of fields of study not taking new ideas into consideration likely plagues nearly every field of study. historians don't want their conventional narratives challenged. doctors often don't want to try new treatments (for instance people were developing immunotherapies for cancer as early as the 1920's, but it has only recently began to be take seriously), archeologists clung to the clovis first dogma for decades despite it being demonstrably false and suppressed research that would challenged it (as well as continuing to reject the idea of an ice age civilization to this day), the economics profession still largely clings to pseudo-intellectual keynesianism, etc. so this doesn't surprise me. hopefully the internet will allow us to develop knowledge in an open transparent and peer to peer fashion, and we can disregard the hindrance of instructional academia

[@smmsex]

Genius.

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@ascoaptwwasmqx2840]

Fundamental science have not much commercial value and most of them are borne by taxpayers, its also part of their duty to inspire others so such work will continue. I think great scholars have to understand these.

[@VeronikaR-ex9ud]

how he is not married?????? this man is amazing

[@vheath4717]

You're wrong. He married science.

[@josechavez-js8hx]

Simplemente los genios no les gusta gastar el tiempo que no tienen y lo quieren aprovechar al máximo!como los genios no nacen todos los días ❤LA MAYORÍA DE HOMBRES SON CASADOS CON MUCHA FAMILIA ❤

[@barneyronnie]

Women are vile, evil schemers. He likely enjoys men😮.

[@staffordcrombie566]

This is not sad or any other description 'we' can think of. The human mind may express itself in any way it is most comfortable with. not just math. the mind of such an expressive person is not like ours, it may not seek any material satisfaction, nor any fading celebratory recognition. If math is your life, your dreams, your nightmares all else bar stupid self created destitution is not really important, why interrupt your 'dream' for the sake of others you barely know.

[@shaxawanchya3310]

He is right. But it's up to someone to be arrogant or not when he is honored. You can stillbe simple and human not seeking wealth , money and fame.

[@GizmoMaltese]

$1M dollars is not extraordinary wealth. Even if you don't want the money, the right thing to do would be to accept the money and give to charity.

[@kaczan3]

Gigachad moment.

[@litterpicker1431]

Why would someone put so much time and effort into producing a video about a mathematician known for proving the Poincaré conjecture, and not first of all learn to pronounce Poincaré?

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Subscribed !

[@Onlyforfun1992tube]

He is american not Russian says HAVARD student

[@calicoesblue4703]

He is of Jewish heritage.

[@francescos7361]

Grande .

[@stefano720420]

Grigory is a true son of the mighty U.S.S.R. He was educated in a different way.

[@calicoesblue4703]

Gregory is Jewish not Russian

[@user-hb3oj5it2c]

@@calicoesblue4703 USSR, you are dumb

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@johnstfleur3987]

God

[@udolehmann5432]

Mach ein Video zu Alexander Grothendieck 🙂

[@matematickcom]

We will! 👍☺️

[@udolehmann5432]

@@matematickcom danke 🙂

[@FoivosApostolou]

Why do you have A.I. reading this story? It sounds very unclear, muffled, with unnatural speech. I highly suggest you record a human being for your future videos

[@yarnover]

Not to mention unable to pronounce Poincaré.

[@aqwaa3057]

What a chad

[@pppkenken6610]

M and M is M=z^n < 3 algebraic variety solution

[@barneyronnie]

Quit embarrassing yourself 😅!

[@markusantonious8192]

The adulation of Perelman as some sort of righteous mystic is misplaced....His various refusals have al the earmarks of fanaticism...at the least, neuroticism. He could have, just as a 'for instance', accepted the money...and given it away to those who did need it. He could have accepted the awards with a simple, 'Thank you'...and left it at that. Apparently, his 'genius' didn't see far enough to foresee that his refusals would involve him in another sort of fame...and which was inevitable. It all reminds me of a line from 'Lord Jim': 'You have too much pride in your humility'.

[@hugoramonolmedomareco6322]

👋👋👋👋

[@rickysanowara8254]

Didn't know UCLA stands for university of California Los Angeles.. I thought it was you (U) see (c) Lots of Asians Representing Terrence Tao

[@zoobie2000]

This is an ai video

[@stehbar]

“Point Care”? 😢My goodness, can’t you make at least the effort to try to approximate the correct pronunciation?

[@callogh]

You just cannot say POINT CARE as it sounds in English... (please say something like PUA-CAREER).

[@red2]

Its AI dude. Lots of channels use AI. They sound realistic, but this ones very poor.

[@aek12]

Saint Grigori

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!

[@johnstfleur3987]

29.

[@redvlandro]

Dollars hss not value. Printed paper means nothing

[@meilleroland7813]

et si vous pouviez résoudre l'équation x puissance x = pi, que se passerait-il dans l'histoire des mathématiques ?

[@antronixful]

?

[@johnstfleur3987]

5.

[@Misteribel]

Why is this an AI voice? Would be much nicer if the story was told by a human. Sorry, impossible to follow this generated script.

[@johnstfleur3987]

2.

[@MrKangdon]

Total garbage

[@navneetdhal5986]

U are

[@reimannx33]

He could have donated to a good charity, but his ego was busy making a political statement. In that sense, he failed to solve the most basic "human" equation.

[@lanrilYT]

меркантилизм истекает с Ваших уст. Если человек считает, что награда его не достойна, кощунствено ее брать даже для жеста доброй воли.

[@selfdescedgelord7699]

billionaires have billions, why won't they give?

[@reimannx33]

@SelfDescEdgelord Stop trying to misdirect from the issue at hand ! The issue is about perelman putting his ego and making a political statement and not taking the opportunity to help wider society when it fell on his lap. He could have achieved the latter even catering to the former. It says more about him, an almost 50 year old parasite, living off his elderly mom's government allowance all this time! Shameful.

[@JohnDoe-my5ip]

He could’ve split the prize with Hamilton too… sadly there’s a thin line between madness and brilliance and it seems he’s tipped over. Like Gödel and Nash and so many others. Too many tragic great mathematicians…

[@reimannx33]

@JohnDoe Nash and godel had legimate mental disease diagnosed by the medical community and underwent treatment. Nash and godel even taught through all their trials, and gave back to generations of students. They never smooched off their elderly parents' goverment assistance being a redundant protoplasm !! However, perelman is sane enough to smooch off his elderly mothers' government assistance, go to supermarkets, go for walks in the park all the while bumming off his elderly mom. Apparently, he is sane enough for a 50 year old, healthy individual, to live like a bum, off tax payers' money meant for his elderly mother. Oh No, he is not crazy, but a healthy, selfish, bum smooching off his elderly mom and at tax payors' expense!! Shameless leech. Give him a broom/mop, and get his lazy arse to work for food. Brilliance in a narrow area does not excuse a pathetic charecter!!

[@johnstfleur3987]

NOT.

[@Cha_HCM-je9qe]

He is nothing compared to Sir. Euler and Sir. Gauss!