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by math-ias
1404 days ago
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I was surprised that the story of Gauss's schoolboy arithmetic tricks was the guy himself. Per Sartorius, Gauss "often related [the incident] in old age with amusement and relish". I suppose it makes sense. I cannot imagine biographers hunting down old schoolmates for stories without modern tools. A lot of celebrity myths can be verified in 2022. Michael Jordan often recounted [0] that he was cut from his high school basketball team. Reporters found his high school coach who clarified that Michael was placed on junior varsity just like everyone else in his year[1]. [0] Here in his hall of fame enshrinement speech https://youtu.be/XLzBMGXfK4c?t=38
[1] An article about another article :/ but the links from here to the original are dead. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1020151-michael-jordans-... |
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