@odysseanproject (Not disagreeing with you, but I would like to have a good source on how much interaction Newton / Wiles had with others.)
@odysseanproject I've been told that he still had grad students (probably v. good ones!) during that time, for instance.
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@odysseanproject Realizing an earlier remark wasn't very clear: talking with others is often useful for figuring out _what_ to work on, even -
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@odysseanproject Newton also certainly wrote quite a few mathematical letters at various times during his life. Again, though, I don'tThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@odysseanproject know if this was ongoing, or if he went through periods of seclusion.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@odysseanproject With all that said, suppose we accept the premise: that Newton / Wiles are counterexamples to H's advice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@odysseanproject not problem solution. And so the key thing for W was to realize that an attack on F was now feasible, & he was the personThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@odysseanproject best equipped to do it (or could become so). I suspect not talking to others still slowed him down, but perhapsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@odysseanproject less than might have been the case had he been looking for good problems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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