Dropout Genius
Dropout Genius
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- georgesIII0
hmm, should have gotten another gift,
mathematical geniuses often go crazy
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BBC’s documentary that exams four great mathematicians: Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing whose work profoundly influenced modern mathematics but also may have drove them insane. Cantor studied set theory. Boltzmann made profound contributions in statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. Gödel is remembered for his incompleteness theorems. Turing furthered Gödel’s work and laid the foundation for computer science. They all spent their final years battling mental illness.
http://www.cerebralintercourse.c…
-- I think Turing was considered mentally ill because he was gay.WrappedInBooks