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Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100 by hueving on Friday September 30, 2016 @01:40PM (#12613927)
He was quoted as saying going without amphetamines for a month set back mathematics a month.
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Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100 by aisofteng on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:22PM (#12614218)
Which he did to win a bet on whether he could go without stimulants for a month.
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Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100 by ch4s3 on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:55PM (#12614478)
I read that he complained bitterly the whole time and proclaimed that the bet had cost Mathematics immeasurably. I wonder how true that is.
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Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100 by evincarofautumn on Friday September 30, 2016 @04:25PM (#12615065)
The complaining part is probably true—amphetamine withdrawal will make you extremely irritable, and moreover he probably felt like he was being held back from his full potential.
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Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100 by ch4s3 on Friday September 30, 2016 @05:43PM (#12615439)
Probably. He seems like an endlessly fascinating character to me. He's almost tragic in a sense, but I also can't help but thinking that he probably felt more fulfilled than most people.
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