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
kevinblue.bsky.social @kevinblue.bsky.social · 05/12/2024People often forget the political context in France at the time and the political engagement of Galois. It also seems important to explain what the École Polytechnique and the École Normale Supérieure represent for mathematics in France. 000 0
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown.com · 03/12/2024It would make a great video, and ultimately an overwhelming amount of scope-creep led me to set it aside for a while for my own sanity. 2400 0
