Dr Grigori Perelman, of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, has been touring US universities describing his work in a series of papers not yet ...

The New York Times recently reported that reclusive Russian geometer Grigory Perelman has apparently proved the century-old Poincaré conjecture. The Times calls Poincaré “a landmark not just of ...

Since it was proposed by polymath H. Poincare' in 1904, who sought to mathematically define the topology of a sphere, mathematicians had sought to prove the theorem. For more than a century, the best ...

Were it not for the Poincaré conjecture, it is doubtful whether many non-mathematicians today would know of Henri Poincaré. His vexed question in topology was solved only in 2003 — nearly a century ...

A learner of exceptional ability, Poincare contributed to virtually all parts of mathematics. His eyesight was so poor that he often couldn't see the board in class, but he compensated with his ...

France's first museum dedicated to the world of mathematics, Maison Poincaré, is the newest addition to Paris's Latin Quarter. The research-based venue, which opened its doors this week, is to be ...