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Tia Ghose

Science history: Russian mathematician quietly publishes paper — and solves one of the most famous unsolved conjectures in mathematics — Nov. 11, 2002

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Milestone: Poincaré conjecture solved

When: Nov. 11, 2002

Where: St. Petersburg, Russia

Who: Grigori Perelman

On a cold day in November, a man living quietly in Russia posted a paper to a public server.

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