Comment by skew-aberration
1 hour ago
https://www.sfu.ca/~mohar/Erdos.html
> He would also muse about the perfect death. It would occur just after a lecture, when he had just finished presenting a proof and a cantankerous member of the audience would have raised a hand to ask, "What about the general case?" In response, Erdos used to say, he would reply, "I think I'll leave that to the next generation," and fall over dead.
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