Man discovers maths proof and almost no one notices

[Nearly Sane]

Rather lovely story, with added maths


https://www.wired.com/2017/04/elusive-math-proof-found-almost-lost/

[Udayana]

Indeed, heartening.

Goes to show it may be worth hanging onto those ideas that emerge in your mind some mornings ... whilst brushing teeth for Royen  ... shaving for me ... there might be life in the old brain yet

Not really surprising that it was floating about for a while if he wasn't working/networking with other mathematicians. 

[Nearly Sane]

Indeed, heartening.

Goes to show it may be worth hanging onto those ideas that emerge in your mind some mornings ... whilst brushing teeth for Royen  ... shaving for me ... there might be life in the old brain yet

Not really surprising that it was floating about for a while if he wasn't working/networking with other mathematicians.

Agreed, and it shows the benefit of having slightly different variations of thinking of a problem, and makes it not surprising that people see it as something that makes sense and they should have thought of.

And it's driving for me.

[Harrowby Hall]

Don't worry, Floo.

Arithmetic is not the same thing as mathematics.

[Udayana]

Combinatorics .... hmm, does anyone even understand counting?

[Rhiannon]

I think I probably followed about twenty percent of the maths stuff, but the human interest aspect is great.

[Sebastian Toe]

Isn't it?

Arithmetic = sums.
Maths = thinking about really hard sums.