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Twenty-five years ago, they seemed to be the classic college odd couple. William H. Vanderbilt '67 was the jock. John P. Bihldorff '67 was the mathematician. Vanderbilt was captain of several sports teams. Bihldorff was president of the Glee Club. "He couldn't sing a note," Bihldorff laughs about Vanderbilt...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Corporate Boston To the Forest Trials of Idaho | 6/1/1992 | See Source »

...reporter followed up by asking what would happen if Kerrey finished fifth. "Are you a mathematician?" Kerrey shot back. "I'm not going to finish fifth. Next question...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Campaign Doldrums | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

Kung was originally trained as a mathematician and has worked in a number of other fields besides computer design...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Veteran Computer Researcher H.T. Kung Arrives at Harvard | 2/19/1992 | See Source »

...contest, which counts three Harvard professors among its planners, takes up a challenge made in the 1950s by the British mathematician Alan M. Turing...

Author: By Mark W. Brown, | Title: Computer Contest to Be Held | 11/8/1991 | See Source »

...night began with the entrance of a pink-clad ballerina scattering confetti. Various Ig Nobel dignitaries followed, holding placards proclaiming, "Save the Rat," "Recovering Mathematician," and "The 2nd Point of Light." The dignitaries paid homage to the King and Queen of Swedish Meatballs, and watched the Sacred Torch Bearer enter and disappear...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Ig Nobelity Takes Over at MIT | 10/4/1991 | See Source »

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