In the French version of Wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin, we can read that Franklin became vegetarian in 1722. Meaning that he was 16 years old. I think that a lot of mathematicians found an interest in mathematics around this age. Very difficult to be interested before 10, and very rare to become interested after 20 if it was not the case before, I think. Christian. -----Message d'origine----- De : math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] De la part de Henry Baker Envoyé : jeudi 18 septembre 2008 15:56 À : math-fun Objet : [math-fun] Ben Franklin, mathematics & vegetarianism I recently heard someone on the radio say that Ben Franklin said he never was able to understand math until he became a vegetarian. I have not been able to find any reference to this statement on the web. Franklin's struggles with math and his vegetarianism are well-known, but I haven't found anything linking the two together. Does anyone else on this list have any info? Thanks. _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun