10 Apr
2003
10 Apr
'03
10:20 p.m.
Thane writes: << If being a criminal means being put in jail, that casts a pretty wide net. Bertrand Russell jailed for opposing the First World War Andre Weil jailed in Finland as a spy, almost executed Galois jailed for threatening the King, (found 'not guilty' ) Fourier jailed in French Revolution
Also Felix Bloch, most known for his work in complex variables, who shot and killed three people. Can't recall whether he was put in jail or a mental institution, but I think he remained incarcerated for the rest of his life.) (Not to mention a number contemporary mathematicians who were jailed for civil disobedience protesting the Vietnam War.) --Dan --Dan