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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by lainga on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @10:47PM (#22941540)
Do you mean the Fields Medal?
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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by julianeon on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @10:50PM (#22941556)
Ha! Yes I do. In fact you can tell my amateur-ness from this, that this misstatement didn't immediately jump out as wrong (though I do know there is no Nobel for math, when I stop and think about it).

I should have said the Fields Medal, as indicated in the article.

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