Who's your favorite contemporary mathematician? Based on whatever; personality, accomplishments, etc. By contemporary I'm looking at mid 20th century onwards.
>>7653612
John Conway reminds me of Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty.
>>7653612
Edward Witten
Newton da Costa.
>>7653612
Turing, Godel, Church. In that order. I like Conway cause he is a grumpy old man.
Terence Tao
>>7653612
I like this guys personality. I have no clue what he did or the implications of it but he talks with a very realistic attitude and knows how to manage what he's got.
>>7654132
>grumpy old man
lol I got exactly that impression from reading his Complex Analysis book.
>>7654182
That's a different Conway I think
David Nash because good af movie senpai, desu
>>7654446
Holy shit I assumed it was the John Conway. I was so disappointed at how bad that complex analysis textbook was.
>>7653612
Kolmogorov.
Grothendiek.
Tao.
Villani.
>>7654567
And to analysts, that -is- the John Conway.
>>7654483
You mean the late John Nash?
