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Spot the odd man out

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: June 21, 2012

Which of the following, somewhat nefarious looking characters, is out of place, and why? The answer is below the pictures, in white: run your cursor of the text and hold, to see it. Harry Furstenburg is the only one of the 6 mathematicians not to have been awarded the Field’s Medal

What does a mathematician look like?

Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: June 20, 2012

It’s common knowledge that mathematicians are scruffy, old, bald, bearded men, who could double for axe murderers, right? So which of the following people are mathematicians? [The answer is written below the last images, in white. To see the answer highlight the hidden text with your cursor.]   All of them!