Thanks!

Do you have a link to the article? Would love to read it when published.

250th anniversary of Gauss’ birthday in 2027 … time to celebrate!

Is there a cash prize for the proof? Erdős was famous for offering cash prizes for solutions …

www.quantamagazine.org/cash-for-mat...

Agreed. The amount of work it took to write it combined with how different they were … that level of dedication is amazing.

For those unfamiliar with Erdős …

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What always fascinated me most about Russell was how quickly he ‘rolled over and played dead’ with Wittgenstein. I never understood how Wittgenstein could bamboozle such an amazing mind.

“The Principia Mathematica (often abbreviated PM) is a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics written by the mathematician–philosophers Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell and published in 1910, 1912, and 1913.”

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princip...

The classic ‘autobiography’ of Feynman … “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard P. Feynman.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...

A great biography of Feynman … “Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman” by James Gleick.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...

Germain’s life story is fascinating for many reasons and worth the read …

mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/germai...

Included on the stamp are vibrating surface diagrams and a reference to her famous theorem, known as Germain’s Theorem.

www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/cours...

“Secret Mathematical Patterns Revealed in Bach’s Music …
Physicists found that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach contains mathematical patterns that help convey information”

www.scientificamerican.com/article/secr...

“Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein. Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online.”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...