Re: JSH: Tag along society


jstevh@xxxxxxx wrote:
> They are even taught who can make a major mathematical discovery. No
> fantasy there, no "Good Will Hunting" they're taught, as, you know,
> math professors teach that math professors make the major
mathematical
> discoveries, right?

Um, no. Perhaps you've heard of the "Ph.D thesis". That would be
original work done by every graduate student, not their professor.

The work that won John Nash his Nobel Prize originated in his
Ph.D. work.

- Randy

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