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Apr. 22nd, 2007 10:27 pmВот еще хороший пассаж из письма фон Неймана Веблену, про то, как вон Нейман продавливал постоянную позицию для Геделя:
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(3) Godel's two past papers are in any case worth more than the total literary output, past, present, and future, of most mathematicians, including many who would be good enough to be our colleagues.
(4) Godel did some of his best work (Cont. hyp.) at the Institute - actually at a time when he was less normal than now....
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(3) Godel's two past papers are in any case worth more than the total literary output, past, present, and future, of most mathematicians, including many who would be good enough to be our colleagues.
(4) Godel did some of his best work (Cont. hyp.) at the Institute - actually at a time when he was less normal than now....
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Date: 2007-04-24 03:49 am (UTC)Атийя работал там года три, не помню, когда именно.
Есть мнение, что позиции в таких институтах отрицательно сказываются на продуктивности (равно как и присуждение медали Филдса).