Republic of Mathematics blog

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!