tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post9136356152056952896..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: George Dantzig >= 100Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-73820616789386868082014-11-08T21:43:28.993-06:002014-11-08T21:43:28.993-06:00I have heard a similar story about Ketan Mulmuley ...I have heard a similar story about Ketan Mulmuley and Dana Scott. Scott hands over a list of unsolved problems to Mulmuley, who's seeking a thesis topic, saying if he solves any, a thesis is assured. Mulmuley returns a few of weeks later with solutions to a couple of these problems. Not sure the extent to which the story is true or is an urban legend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-16921011195504120132014-11-08T11:12:27.203-06:002014-11-08T11:12:27.203-06:00Anon, you should check out this website, Google. Y...Anon, you should check out this website, Google. You can find all kinds of information on it. For example, this web page, with the full story, including how it became an urban legend, quotes from Dantzig, and references to the two papers in Annals of Mathematical Statistics http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp.Sashohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380390882603977159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-29550325448967255872014-11-08T09:53:17.194-06:002014-11-08T09:53:17.194-06:00What were these problems? If they were indeed &quo...What were these problems? If they were indeed "two of the most famous unsolved problems in statistics," surely he must have subsequently published them, possibly jointly with Neyman. Anyone has the references?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com