Inspiration Points
Most of us determined to become a mathematician without
setting a goal of getting million grants neither writing three
papers each year to accumulate a long list of publication.
After becoming a mathematician, how many have gotten lost in these?
"Everybody understood that if the proof is correct then no other
recognition is needed" said Perelman.
Manifold Destiny,
by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber.
"Cheaper by the Dozen" is based on the true story of an almost impossible:
Lillian Gilbreth
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Department of Mathematics
Purdue University