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		hn-22 on May 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Knuth on work habits, problem solving, and ... Knuth is a failed Mathematician. He basically couldn't solve the problem Manin gave him so he escaped to a beach. I don't think his guidance matters that much. I'll listen to him only when he has the solution.

laichzeit0 on May 24, 2022 [–]

Interesting. Which problem did Manin give him? How do you know all this stuff?

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