Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv by Yitang Zhang

Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by quietbritishjim on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:17PM (#33513900)

Patent clerk (at least back then) is a more skilled job than it sounds, as it's someone that actually reviews the patents rather than just a general office dogsbody, so you have to understand the technology and to some extent the science in those patents. It's not totally unrelated to being a scientist and definitely a less surprising early career job than delivery driver.

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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by kasey_junk on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:41PM (#33514596)

A patent clerk now is a technical job as well. It’s a flaw in peoples thinking that “clerk” implies something low rank.

If someone tells you they were a “clerk” for a Supreme Court judge don’t be surprised when later in life they have an impressive legal career

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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by mgfist on Monday November 07, 2022 @09:59PM (#33515426)

Pretty sure all the SC justices clerked in their early careers. I'm not in law but I think it's the expected path

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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by chmod775 on Monday November 07, 2022 @10:37PM (#33515636)

His actual job title was "technischer Experte 3. Klasse", which when literally translated means Class 3 Technical Expert. Not quite a clerk.

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