Posted on 10/03/2009 11:44:50 AM PDT by Cheetahcat
Vanity Thread.
Heard a story once that I have repeated to my sons but did not have a Name to attach to it ,went like this; a Mathematician was in College during the big depression where only the top grad would find work, the rest to the soup line.
Anyway as I understand the story it was Friday and he was late the Professor left out his test and on the Blackboard there were three questions assuming these were for extra credit he took them to his dorm after completing the test paper worked all night and on Saturday got one answer still working on Sunday got the second. Turned in the paper thinking he failed with only 2 problems solved.
He woke to knocking on the door and a loud commotion in the hall with the Press and Flash Bulbs popping seems the three Questions were Puzzles/Paradoxes left by the professor as trick Questions for their future students had he Known that fact would have not tried to get the answer. I do not have a Name to go with this the Guy was in Reagan’s outfit IMHO
I had heard this stoy before, and am stunned iguess i shouldn’t be) at how many knew George Dantzig.
I heard that Sermon by Schuller Years ago and I never got the guys name right, The Freepers came with the info, this site is Great!! a real story there on positive thinking.
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