Posted by Bekka H. on February 7, 2002, at 0:15:13
In reply to Re: Nobel Prize » Bekka H., posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:25:31
You've heard the story (I think it's a true story)about the reason that there is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics, haven't you?
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> No I don't know... what is it?
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> - sid*************************************************
The reason there is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics is that Alfred Nobel's wife had an affair with a mathematician, and Nobel never got over his hatred of mathematicians. He decided all mathematicians were bad and none deserved a Nobel Prize. I've heard this story from a number of different sources, and I assume it's true.
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