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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
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Subject: Re: a piece of folk-lore
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Who knows?  I believe it has appeared in a reputable semi-popular book
by a real mathematician.  This might have been Hugo Steinhaus's
"Mathematical Snapshots" or some such similar work; I've forgotten.

> 3.  Who was the great mathematician?  (I've forgotten).

John Von Neumann.

> 4.  Who was the student?  (I was never told).

I thought it was a colleague, not a student.


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