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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by sverhagen on Monday July 18, 2022 @01:51AM (#32135137)
I had to read up on these folks to understand that one of them was shot dead at 20, and the other attracted tuberculosis and died at 26.
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by cperciva on Monday July 18, 2022 @02:05AM (#32135225)
Pretty sure you mean "contracted" TB, but the typo did provide a humourous mental image.
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by sverhagen on Monday July 18, 2022 @03:58AM (#32135750)
I probably did. ESL, in over my head.
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by mLuby on Monday July 18, 2022 @10:07AM (#32138543)
Your first clause is complex and correct so you're doing just fine. :)
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by rob74 on Monday July 18, 2022 @02:06AM (#32135233)
...so even at the end of their lives they would have still easily qualified for the Fields Medal. Maybe they should receive a posthumous honorary one. Or maybe they already did?
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by raverbashing on Monday July 18, 2022 @02:11AM (#32135262)
Yes I think Galois deserves a Fields in his name
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by uKVZe85V on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:26AM (#32136220)
Well, not the same, but Galois did get fields in his name, actually https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois_field . Is that what you intended?
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Re:Fields Medal was never meant for ‘the greatest mathematic... by raverbashing on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:35AM (#32136268)
Yes, that's the joke ;)
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