Grigory Perelman, the Mathematician Chose the Simple Life

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Inspiring - With the knowledge that we are good at it is not difficult for us to achieve happiness, including to gain wealth. However, this is not the Dr Drigory Perelman, a Russian expert who choose to live simple.

He was a mathematician who choose live simply, he did not want to live luxuries. He only lived alone in his apartment that is not too fancy in St. Petersburg. Actually, it is very easy for it go get billions of money the easy way. However, it was not done. In fact, he refused the prize money was given $ 1 million over the discovery because he was not entitle to receive it.

Mathematician who is touted as the worlds smartest, awarded the prize to $ 1 million by the Clay Mathematics Institute institutions, from the United Stated. Because solving the Poincare Conjecture, which was not solved and made dizzy mathematician. He sent a solution over the internet. But, he declared at the institution, that he refused the reward.

Perelman felt his contribution in proving the Poincare conjecture no greater that United American mathematician, Richard Hamilton, he was a mathematician who first proposed a program for the solution. Because of this, he refused the gift of mathematics institutions, United States. In addition, he said "I already have everything I want".

Although stayed in the apartment, however, he does not have the luxury goods, in-rooms apartment there is only one table, bench, and a place to sleep, it was already dirty mattress which was left by previous owners. In 2003, he decided to quit form the Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg, where he worked. Parelemen friends say that he did because the subject was too painful to talk about.

Perelman is a mathematician who was a genius, but he did not expect money and awards, he also chose to live a mediocre. "I am not interested in money or fame. I do not want on display like an animal in a zoo. I also was not too successful, that's why I do not everyone looking at me," said Perelmen.

Source: Fandinistic