Re: [math-fun] Most influential mathematician?

On Thursday 02 March 2006 20:46, Henry Baker wrote:

I was trying to find someone alive, as I wanted to find someone with the credibility to influence non-mathematicians, in much the same way that Einstein helped convince Roosevelt & others re the atom bomb.

So, dare I ask, what is it that you want this credible mathematician to influence people about? :-) -- g