Heh heh. Do you recall about when it was he was here? I would be
irrationally pleased with myself if it were possible that one of the
strange little guys I ran across during my years there might have been
him.
Bill
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 01:06 AM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
> Nope, that would be P?l rather than Pal.
>
> :^)
>
> Almost everywhere.
>
> Used to be, but as time went by, the number grew smaller.
> Mathematicians seem to move around a bit.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2005, at 12:44 AM, Bill Holt wrote:
>
>> Well if we're going to be persnickety, Jerry, wasn't his first name
>> actually "Pal?" And didn't he teach _everywhere_ for a short time?
>> ;)
>>
>> In all seriousness, I would hope that means that the University has
>> several people walking about with a low Erd?s number. That would be
>> more impressive to me than ... big statement ... making the final
>> four.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
>>
>>> Well there should be an ? character in the name Erd?s, but you did
>>> get it correct, it is named after (or for -- I tend to get those
>>> mixed up quite often) Paul Erd?s.
>>> It may surprise you to know that he did teach at UofL for a short
>>> time and came back to visit and do some lectures every now and then.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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