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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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