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The story goes that he was with his wife going to a dinner. On the way he got the flash of insight after years of working on the problem but he had no paper to
by ww520 5y ago
The story goes that he was with his wife going to a dinner. On the way he got the flash of insight after years of working on the problem but he had no paper to write it down. When passing a bridge, he carved the equation on the side of the bridge to remind himself on the way back after the dinner.