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A comment on Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996).

Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996) by corndoge on Friday October 07, 2016 @08:03PM (#12664849)
Inb4 a million comments on Erdõs' amphetamine use...discussions of his life inevitably boil down to people talking about the famous bet. Rarely his contributions.
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Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996) by lgas on Friday October 07, 2016 @09:40PM (#12665209)
Why not talk about his contributions instead of bringing up his amphetamine use then?
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Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996) by blackbagboys on Friday October 07, 2016 @10:47PM (#12665413)
Very few people are qualified to comment on his mathematical work, but lots of people have done speed.
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Re:Paul Erdős: a life that added up to something (1996) by laichzeit0 on Saturday October 08, 2016 @01:47AM (#12665839)
This is probably one of the best examples of "bike shedding" I've seen yet.
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