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I was disappointed that the author repeatedly mentioned the Twin Prime conjecture, but neglected to mention the recent work done by Yitang Zhang: http://www.sla

by ajays 11y ago

I was disappointed that the author repeatedly mentioned the Twin Prime conjecture, but neglected to mention the recent work done by Yitang Zhang: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/do_the_math/2013/05/yitang_zhang_twin_primes_conjecture_a_huge_discovery_about_prime_numbers.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/do_the_math...

digital55 11y ago
Though Zhang did get a profile in TNY: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/02/pursuit-beauty http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/02/pursuit-beauty And quite a bit of news coverage: https://www.quantamagazine.org/20130519-unheralded-mathematician-bridges-the-prime-gap/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/20130519-unheralded-mathemati...