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Nov. 17, 2006
The Case Of The Disappearing Mathematician
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| Starting in the 1930s, Nicolas Bourbaki published dozens of papers, becoming a famous mathematician. There was just one problem: he didn't exist. Join Ira in this segment of Science Friday for a conversation with Amir Aczel about the genius mathematician who never existed. |
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