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Re:A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field by ianai on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:00PM (#14697310)
Yes, calling him a late bloomer when he's 34 is pretty awful.
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Re:A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field by vnchr on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:24PM (#14697440)
There's a traditional view in math that most great accomplishments are had before 30, based on past mathematicians' successes.
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Re:A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field by ianai on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:26PM (#14697445)
"and the truly great ones are dead before they're 40 so all old mathematicians must be worthless" I've heard that one, too. Doesn't make it beneficial to the field.
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Re:A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field by vnchr on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @06:55PM (#14698842)
Agreed. Great to have a counterpoint in the subject of this article.
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