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Not to take away anything from Maynard, but Tao is in a different league. He is the last of the generalist among mathematicians having made significant contribu
by wanderingmind 4y ago
Not to take away anything from Maynard, but Tao is in a different league. He is the last of the generalist among mathematicians having made significant contributions to multiple streams on number theory, harmonic analysis, differential equations among others. In the age of hyper specialisation, we might never be able to see another Tao in any foreseeable future.