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In 1990, I included the Hilbert Curve in my senior thesis for my BS in Math, which I presented to all the professors in our math department. Years later, one of
by rented_mule 3y ago
In 1990, I included the Hilbert Curve in my senior thesis for my BS in Math, which I presented to all the professors in our math department. Years later, one of those professors became a family friend. He was an incredibly supportive mentor to multiple people in our family. After he passed away last year, I learned that his great-great grandfather was David Hilbert, creator of this curve. It must have been fun to see some of his family's work displayed in one of his student's theses.
https://www.hmc.edu/in-memoriam/hank-krieger/ https://www.hmc.edu/in-memoriam/hank-krieger/
- throw_pm23 3y agoYou realize it was his mathematical great-great grandfather, right? That means, his PhD advisor's advisor's advisor's advisor. There are a few thousand mathematicians who can claim that: https://www.mathgenealogy.org/id.php?id=7298 https://www.mathgenealogy.org/id.php?id=7298
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoSilly me, I thought mathematicians reproduced by budding. I assumed that's what they did while reclusing in their mountain shacks between public appearances.