RDFRS US:
The mission of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science is to support scientific education, critical thinking and evidence-based understanding of the natural world in the quest to overcome religious fundamentalism, superstition, intolerance and suffering.
The Magic of Reality
for the iPad
Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
J. Anderson Thomson Jr. MD:
why we believe in god(s)
RSS Feeds
25. Comment #441559 by Enlightenme.. on December 13, 2009 at 4:12 am
It was perhaps the first time I ever enjoyed both a book, and a movie based on the book, which were so different from one another. John Nash was a unique individual. Jennifer Connelly ain't so bad, either.16. Comment #441546 by Bonzai on December 13, 2009 at 3:30 am This is a strange comment, and patently false, of course. Galois lived only 21 years on the planet, before getting killed in some kind of political (or personal) vendetta. Despite his extraordinary contributions, I'd have to say: not that interesting.
E.T. Bell's Men of Mathematics is a fascinating read. I would rank Archimedes WAY above Galois. Newton's and Gauss's lives, along with perhaps Abel's and Fermat's and Hamilton's, are also more interesting.
Permalink Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:12:00 UTC | #423015