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Was Paul Cohen a student or assistant of Gödel?

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An English copy of One Hundred Authors Against Einstein?

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What was different about Planck's quantization of light compared to Einstein's?

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Did John von Neumann hate pure mathematics that became too abstract?

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Scientists with exceptionally good or bad memory

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Did Caroline Herschel know about the discovery of Neptune?

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How did Emmy Noether become interested in abstract algebra?

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What scientists and mathematicians were afraid to publish their findings?

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Is it true that Albert Einstein was kicked out of high school due to his "peacefulness"?

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Biographical info on Alan Earnshaw (Chemistry of the Elements)

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Does Blum's speedup theorem have any conceptual predecessors?

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Is there a comprehensive list of Ancient Greek mathematical writings?

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Did Gauss formulate, or at least know of, the full essence of the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem?

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Did Feynman win the Putnam by a "large margin"?

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