The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős

Re:The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős by wso on Saturday July 20, 2019 @01:32AM (#20484358)

"A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems"

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Re:The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős by skarjakin on Saturday July 20, 2019 @01:46AM (#20484385)

“When I contemplated leaving mathematics to go to the Technical University and become an engineer, Erdős said: “I’ll hide, and when you enter the gate of the Technical University, I will shoot you”

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Re:The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős by dpeck on Saturday July 20, 2019 @09:19AM (#20485562)

s/coffee/amphetamine/ in the case of Erdos

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