alt Hacker NewsPerelman posted to arXiv in 2002/3.
The prize was offered to him in 2010, after multiple others had digested his work and published elsewhere.
Perelman posted to arXiv in 2002/3.
The prize was offered to him in 2010, after multiple others had digested his work and published elsewhere.
But if I remember correctly, he gained recognition for his achievement rather quickly after posting.