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There are smart mathematicians who absolutely deserve their Fields Medal. And then there are people like Gauss and Euler, who lie so far beyond all comparison,

by anyfoo 3y ago

There are smart mathematicians who absolutely deserve their Fields Medal. And then there are people like Gauss and Euler, who lie so far beyond all comparison, it boggles the mind.

JackFr 3y ago
I believe it was Freeman Dyson describing Feynman, and I paraphrase, but some geniuses are like you and me, just much, much smarter. And some geniuses just see the world in a way we never can.
- eru 3y ago
  The usual target of sentences like that is typically John von Neumann.