A similar story[1] was told by the mathematician Edward Frenkel. He was a Jew in Russia and took an exam with "hard" math problems designed to prevent his admi

A similar story[1] was told by the mathematician Edward Frenkel. He was a Jew in Russia and took an exam with "hard" math problems designed to prevent his admission into Moscow State University. It's possible the problems shown in the paper are the ones Frenkel saw since he was a teenager during that time period. (The Cornell paper does not specifically mention Frenkel.) [1]http://www.amazon.com/Love-Math-Heart-Hidden-Reality/dp/0465064957 http://www.amazon.com/Love-Math-Heart-Hidden-Reality/dp/0465...