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Iain Simons wrote:
>It is my understanding that AE loved to play, but was merely an amateur at
>best. I recall that his ability to count was not the greatest, if you can
>believe it.
This is not at all as rare as one might expect. I have known several
distinguished mathematicians through the years; one was very bad at
figuring what change he should get when shopping, one remembered the
total of his two car numbers but did not know each separately, and one, a
distinguished theoretical physicist--turned musician, was just no good at
simple arithmetic. I wonder if there are musician equivalents of this--a
great musician who was not good at one or more of basic musical skills?
Peter Harzem
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