Mozart of Math

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>An A-tier child prodigy, such is Terence Tao, the Mozart of Math. </p>

<p>In this world where so many young mathematicians are anxiously stretching out their arms to embrace Wall Street and getting crazy about $ signs, yet we thank God for blessing the world with a true genius, who comes along once every few decades. </p>

<p>Intelligence has time value of itself, which will be discounted when a genius wanders too much in a deviant path from pure academics. Yet, he seized the golden time of his intelligence at youth and maximized its PV. </p>

<p>The article below was published in 2006 though outdated but really well written. </p>

<p>Terrence Tao rocks and good luck to those future leading scientists at Pton who have same or similar aspirations as him. </p>

<p>Terence</a> Tao, ‘Mozart of Math,’ Is UCLA’s First Mathematician Awarded the Fields Medal, Often Called the ‘Nobel Prize in Mathematics’ / UCLA Newsroom</p>

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<p>upenngirl: Good post. We need something like this from time to time. </p>

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<p>These are not mathematicians and will never become one. Just people have above average math skills.</p>

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<p>And he is from Australia!</p>