Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown.com · 03/12/2024I spent an embarrassingly large amount of mindshare in 21/22 researching the story of Évariste Galois, and began to assemble a large video about it. 1180 0
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown.com · 03/12/2024The end of of the story is quite famous to those who study math: He died in a duel at 20 years old, preceded by a night frantically compiling notes representing some of the first steps into group theory. 1150 0
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown.com · 03/12/2024The full story and broader context is not as well known, and has been confused by apocryphal tales and twisted narratives over the years. This piece by Tony Rothman is a pretty good start for anyone curious: sites.tufts.edu/histmath/fil...sites.tufts.edu 2150 0
