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One of my professors was an Amish mathematician. Had a Ph. D from MIT. Actual Amish. Lived on an Amish community near the university. He never used computers.
by pyuser583 2y ago
One of my professors was an Amish mathematician. Had a Ph. D from MIT.
Actual Amish. Lived on an Amish community near the university.
He never used computers. Always brought a ruler, compass, and protractor to class, which was cool.
Forced us to read Euclid in the original Greek, which was slightly less cool.
- owenpalmer 2y agoSounds like a legendary person. Do you think he would have used a computer if it was purely mechanical and driven by 1,000 hamsters? (serious question)
- pyuser583 2y agoNo. He was Amish, and had the Amish respect for his tools. The tools were compass, ruler, and protractor. He started off as a carpenter, but was a mathematical prodigy. He still saw himself as a carpenter.