Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t...
by lordgrenville on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @12:17PM
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Possibly relevant quote from Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions (talking about the early '60s):
"The prevailing attitude at Oxford at that time was very anti-work. You were supposed to be brilliant without effort, or to accept your limitations and get a fourth-class degree. I took this as an invitation to do very little. I’m not proud of this, I’m just describing my attitude at the time, shared by most of my fellow students."
"The prevailing attitude at Oxford at that time was very anti-work. You were supposed to be brilliant without effort, or to accept your limitations and get a fourth-class degree. I took this as an invitation to do very little. I’m not proud of this, I’m just describing my attitude at the time, shared by most of my fellow students."