Thursday, September 29, 2011

Hardy's 6 wishes

In the 1920s, the British mathematician G H Hardy wrote a postcard to his friend, listing 6 New Year’s wishes :

1. Prove the Riemann hypothesis.
2. Score well at the end of an important game of Cricket.
3. Find an argument for the non-existence of God that convinces the general public.
4. Be the first man at the top of Mount Everest.
5. Be the first president of the USSR, Great Britain and Germany.
6. Murder Mussolini.

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