General Discussion

According to the Wikipedia, I'm a "Boomer", though.

I've heard lots of stories about Berkley, and I'm somewhat envious. A friend of mine was in a logic class being taught by Julia Robinson, and was there the day that she announced to the class that Hilbert's 10th Problem had been solved. He got to witness history.

(Julia Robinson would be in the "Greatest Generation".)

Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem - Trailer



Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem features a heroine driven by the quest to solve one of the central problems of modern mathematics. She rises above formidable obstacles to assume a leading role in her field. Julia Robinson was the first woman elected to the mathematical section of the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to become president of the American Mathematical Society. While tracing Robinson's contribution to the solution of Hilbert's tenth problem, the film illuminates how her work led to an unusual friendship between Russian and American colleagues at the height of the Cold War.