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For example {{w|Fields Medal}} is given to mathematicians '''not over 40 years of age''' --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 20:47, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | For example {{w|Fields Medal}} is given to mathematicians '''not over 40 years of age''' --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 20:47, 27 June 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Yet Sir Andrew Wiles was 41 when he found the proof for Fermats Last Theorum... I'm glad he didn't give up at age 11. Personally I never stood a chance as I only got interested in maths after leaving school (and yes I do struggle even though I'm 42! and am envious of everyone who's good at it ;) ) [[User:Squirreltape|Squirreltape]] ([[User talk:Squirreltape|talk]]) 16:45, 30 January 2014 (UTC) | ||
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| + | One of few xkcd strips where the characters being stick figures actually helps comedy... [[User:Mumiemonstret|Mumiemonstret]] ([[User talk:Mumiemonstret|talk]]) 15:50, 8 December 2014 (UTC) | ||
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| + | I can't help but feel that there's another joke here. Namely, the 13 year old claiming that maths isn't as easy as it used to be might be reffering to the fact that he used to do arithmetic, but now has to deal with stuff like algebra and graphs. (Hey, someone put my IP address here for identification). | ||
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| + | It's actually a common misconception Einstein didn't believe quantum theory, he only rejected the parts that went against common physics.[[User:Hiihaveanaccount|Hiihaveanaccount]] ([[User talk:Hiihaveanaccount|talk]]) 17:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
| + | :And he developed ''general'' relativity long after his annus mirabilis. Not all great work is done while young. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:22, 26 August 2021 (UTC) | ||
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For example Fields Medal is given to mathematicians not over 40 years of age --JakubNarebski (talk) 20:47, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
Yet Sir Andrew Wiles was 41 when he found the proof for Fermats Last Theorum... I'm glad he didn't give up at age 11. Personally I never stood a chance as I only got interested in maths after leaving school (and yes I do struggle even though I'm 42! and am envious of everyone who's good at it ;) ) Squirreltape (talk) 16:45, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
One of few xkcd strips where the characters being stick figures actually helps comedy... Mumiemonstret (talk) 15:50, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
I can't help but feel that there's another joke here. Namely, the 13 year old claiming that maths isn't as easy as it used to be might be reffering to the fact that he used to do arithmetic, but now has to deal with stuff like algebra and graphs. (Hey, someone put my IP address here for identification).
It's actually a common misconception Einstein didn't believe quantum theory, he only rejected the parts that went against common physics.Hiihaveanaccount (talk) 17:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
- And he developed general relativity long after his annus mirabilis. Not all great work is done while young. Nitpicking (talk) 03:22, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
