Friday, May 28, 2004

Coffee

Unattributed quote:
A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems

Paul Erdos, after going off coffee for a month:
You have set back the cause of mathematics for a month

And finally, Ziggy (and this will now be my unofficial logo):

Posted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian at 5/28/2004 12:12:00 PM

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous5/29/2004 04:50:00 AM

    Hey Suresh,

    I think the Erdos quote relates to going without amphetamines, not coffee (http://bookbuzz.com/MBIO_About_Erdos.htm). Nabil.

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