Re:The Origin Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
by syzarian on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:13PM
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What’s interesting about this discussion is that she had far more results in mathematics than physics. She was a pioneer in commutative algebra and discovered a lot of fundamental theorems and concepts in commutative algebra.
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Re:The Origin Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
by whatshisface on Sunday March 19, 2023 @08:31PM
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But sadly mathematicians are even less recognized. It is way easier to explain scientific discoveries than it is to explain mathematical discoveries.
Re:The Origin Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
by zarzavat on Sunday March 19, 2023 @10:43PM
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Indeed, people in this thread are way overestimating how many average people even know who Euler is.
It’s OK if mathematicians are obscure in the general population. That’s part of the deal when you become a mathematician. I don’t know many footballers either.
I would much rather the general public filled their heads with basic mathematical concepts, rather than the names of mathematicians. As Feynman said (paraphrasing), knowing the name of something is rather useless if you don’t know anything else about it.