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There is a Fields medal winner, who does math in his sleep. John von Neumann loved to work in noisy environments, did not like quiet places.
by raincom 7y ago
There is a Fields medal winner, who does math in his sleep. John von Neumann loved to work in noisy environments, did not like quiet places.
- mpiedrav 7y agoIt's rather common to dream about math or computing when you are solving some hard problem or digesting some topics with a time limit (next exam, project deadline, etc.) As for Fields medalists, they are extremely creative folks who can find new and effective ways to tackle seriously deep problems, even when doing things unrelated to math (swimming, hiking, etc.)