Comment on John Nash's Letter to the NSAparentComments−thebooktocome14yType math? In 1955? That would have required specialized equipment, possibly a secretary. Nash clearly believed that the contents were of national security interest.−rdl14yI thought the standard thing to do was type the text and then include the equations or diagrams as hand drawn figures in empty space on the page.−moonboots14yHe should have invented TeX.−VikingCoder14yI think he did. Unfortunately he also invented fonts that appear to be hand-drawn by a person suffering from schizophrenia. =(−SimHacker14yHere's a font that appears to be hand-drawn by a person suffering from megalomania: http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Uncategorized/34398/Dijks...−vecter14yI can't tell if you're kidding or not, but John Nash definitely did not invent TeX: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX.−DanBC14yThe diagram with the red and blue lines is particularly "interesting" for anyone not keeping up with the math."I'm not a crank. Here's a diagram of my machine." {Blue and red line everywhere}.
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Type math? In 1955? That would have required specialized equipment, possibly a secretary. Nash clearly believed that the contents were of national security interest.
I thought the standard thing to do was type the text and then include the equations or diagrams as hand drawn figures in empty space on the page.
He should have invented TeX.
I think he did. Unfortunately he also invented fonts that appear to be hand-drawn by a person suffering from schizophrenia. =(
Here's a font that appears to be hand-drawn by a person suffering from megalomania: http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Uncategorized/34398/Dijks...
I can't tell if you're kidding or not, but John Nash definitely did not invent TeX: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX.
The diagram with the red and blue lines is particularly "interesting" for anyone not keeping up with the math.
"I'm not a crank. Here's a diagram of my machine." {Blue and red line everywhere}.