
Carl Friedrich Gauss
In Our Time
The Reman Hypothessis for Finite Fields
Gaus was such a perfectionist, and he really hated criticism. I think actually, his conservatism held back mathematics by 50 years. Probably that if he'd been more open, there had been a massive explosion. The things he did were amazing, but what he knew was even greater. He's on record as saying, the first proof you find is not the proof you should publish. You should wait until you've found the right proof, the best proof"
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