Toby on How the FBI Trailed Paul Erdős for Four Decades
They thought he might be a Hungarian spy:
He also offered cash prizes for proofs of conjectures he came up with:
An extra fact about Paul Erdős that didn't make it into my latest video:
Erdős compiled lists of unsolved mathematics problems and offered prizes for anyone who could solve them. The prizes ranged from $25 for "easy" problems and up to $10000 for the most difficult. Many problems remain unsolved today, and this website is attempting to compile them https://www.erdosproblems.com/prizes
If you solve a problem today, you might not be able to claim the monetary prize, but you would contribute something interesting to maths!
Erdős compiled lists of unsolved mathematics problems and offered prizes for anyone who could solve them. The prizes ranged from $25 for "easy" problems and up to $10000 for the most difficult. Many problems remain unsolved today, and this website is attempting to compile them https://www.erdosproblems.com/prizes
If you solve a problem today, you might not be able to claim the monetary prize, but you would contribute something interesting to maths!
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