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    1. chrisaldrich 26 Feb 2026

      The Man Who Stole Infinity<br /> by [[Joseph Howlett]] in Quanta Magazine on 2026-02-25<br /> accessed on 2026-02-26T09:01:10

      Dedekind proved that the set of algebraic numbers is the same size as the set of whole numbers.

      Cantor plagiarized his proof and later went on to prove that the set of real numbers is larger than the set of whole numbers.

      machetes Demian Goos history of mathematics infinity Richard Dedekind Georg Cantor Gersau, Switzerland José Ferreirós plagiarism Leopold Kronecker Karl Weierstrass Emmy Noether Crelle Angelika Vahlen Karin Richter read
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