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Lawrence WilkinsonMar 2

Cantor's proof that there are differently sized infinities changed math; it was also an act of plagiarism: "The Man Who Stole Infinity" @quantamagazine.bsky.social (Plus- Vallée Poussin)

Credit where credit's due: https://roughlydaily.com/2026/03/02/i-am-never-forget-the-day-i-first-meet-the-great-lobachevsky-in-one-word-he-told-me-secret-of-success-in-mathematics-plagiarize/

#cantor #culture #demiangoos #georgcantor #history #infinity #karinrichter #mathematics #pousin #primenumbertheorem #primenumbers #richarddedekind #science #tomlehrer #valleepousin

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