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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century [Hardcover]

Masha Gessen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 242 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH); 2nd Edition edition (1 Nov 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 015101406X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0151014064
  • Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 2.2 x 23.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 407,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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MASHA GESSEN is a journalist who has written for Slate, Seed, the New Republic, the New York Times, and other publications, and is the author of two previous books. She lives in Moscow.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but debatable 20 Mar 2013
By Luis Miguel Blasco Mata
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
For people interested in Dr. Perelman, this is one of the fewest published. It is an indirect research through impressions from people who met Perelman, but it would be dissapointing if someone seeks a complex description by the own personage. The last interpretations about the behaviour of Perelman by Mashga Gessen are very keen of being critized and dissapointingly dubious. Generally speaking, it is a useful book to understand the background where Perelman appears but more authorative and respectful books are warranted in terms of biography. Dr. Perelman would be probably one of the our most important genious and honest figures.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing for mathematicians 22 Jan 2010
By D. Baird
Format:Hardcover
Interesting about the development of mathematical prodigies in USSR but little about the mathematical content
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mathematical carreer 15 Jan 2010
By J. T. H. Elsen
Format:Hardcover
The mathematical carreer of Gregory Perelman is adequately described.
At the end it gets exciting what will be the reasons for refusing the offered prices.
Gregory Perelman reveals to be a mathematician with very strong principles.
The writing style is very pleasant and the story includes a lot of details.
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