About mathematician Yutaka Taniyama: > He was not a very careful person as a mathematician. He made a lot of mistakes. But he made mistakes in a good direction

About mathematician Yutaka Taniyama: > He was not a very careful person as a mathematician. He made a lot of mistakes. But he made mistakes in a good direction. I tried to imitate him. But I’ve realized that it’s very difficult to make good mistakes. I bet if you compared DaVinci's mistakes to the mistakes of your average Renaissance thinker you'd find a striking difference in calliber (and breadth).