<p>When did they live? Elkies, Quillen, and Mumford are all still alive. Elkies is not yet 40 years old. All three recieved their Ph.D. degrees at Harvard, and Fields Medal winners Quillen and Mumford went undergraduate to Harvard as well.</p>
<p>If your premise to assert that Harvard does not provide excellent math and science undergraduate education, you will fail. It is among the top schools in the world.</p>