An idiot's fugitive essays on science
methods, criticism, training, circumstances
by C. Truesdell · first published 1984
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There's a great book by Truesdell, named "An Idiot's Fugitive Essays on Science". According to Truesdell, the initial meaning of the word "idiot" was one who does not have preconceived ideas. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781461381877
on “Being a Noob” ↗…of any of the mathematicians it profiles, but rather a dramatic retelling of anecdotes and "hollywood gossip" [1]. That being said, it is certainly an entertaining read. [!] Truesdell, C. (1984). An idiot's fugitive essays on science: methods, criticism, training, circumstances. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-90703-3. "Genius and the establishment at a polite standstill in the modern university: Bateman", pages 423 to 424
on “‘The Fractalist,’ Benoit B. Mandelbrot’s Math Memoir” ↗