----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Baker" <hbaker1@pipeline.com> To: "Bill Thurston" <wpt@math.ucdavis.edu> Cc: "math-fun" <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] The Unabomber's Mathematical Locutions
Are there any other famous mathematicians who were also criminals?
I seem to recall that Vieta was a lawyer, but I'm not aware of any greater crimes.
Napolean has Napolean's theorem, but isn't normally considered a mathematician.
Gray: Napoleon was probably not the originator of that theorem. I think the earliest known mention was in 1825. Napoleon's theorem may rank as the most generalized theorem in the history of geometry, culminating (so far) in an article of mine in the March 2003 Monthly. But it can be taken even farther, which I am now working on. I do not (yet) have a criminal career, but will consider one if my article continues to be totally ignored. Please help me avoid a life of crime! :o)