Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100
by aisofteng on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:22PM
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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
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I read that he complained bitterly the whole time and proclaimed that the bet had cost Mathematics immeasurably. I wonder how true that is.
Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100
by evincarofautumn on Friday September 30, 2016 @04:25PM
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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.
Re:“Infinitely Rich” Mathematician Richard Guy Turns 100
by ch4s3 on Friday September 30, 2016 @05:43PM
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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.