Mathematical fame is just built different. While Hollywood celebrities get paparazzi and fan clubs, mathematicians get... their name mentioned in a dusty textbook 100 years after they're dead. The reward for solving that impossible equation? Some grad student in 2187 might mutter "huh, neat" while skimming through references. Fame in mathematics is essentially posthumous obscurity with extra steps.
Mathematical Fame: Immortality Through Footnotes
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