Reviews Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century by Masha Gessen Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News February 12, 2010 at 12:50 pm How a mathematician solved a seemingly unsolvable problem and turned down the million-dollar prize.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009, 242 p., $26. PERFECT RIGOR: A GENIUS AND THE MATHEMATICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE CENTURY BY MASHA GESSEN