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Re:‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture by _0ffh on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:22AM (#34026865)
> doesn't get much recognition outside of maths circles

I don't know. I'm definitely not "maths circles" and I don't know a whole lot of mathematicians by name. Those I do know are either personal acquaintances or people I consider to be more or less famous (people like Gauss, Fermat, Laplace, Hilbert, von Neumann, or Perelman).

I definitely know Tao's name. He's not an acquaintances of mine, so I reason he must be more or less famous. =)

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Re:‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:42AM (#34026972)
Well, I wouldn't include myself in 'maths circles' either, but I enjoy reading popularised maths articles and occasional maths videos (e.g. 3Blue1Brown, Mathologer). It just seems far more niche than other topics - I wonder how many people are familiar with Perelman as well.
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Re:‘Nasty’ Geometry Breaks Decades-Old Tiling Conjecture by _0ffh on Saturday December 17, 2022 @07:19AM (#34027143)
Yes, Perelman was by far the hardest to come up with, but I really wanted at least one contemporary name in there.
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