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jnbiche
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Frank Ramsey – The Man Who Thought Too Fast
In terms of a metric akin to "mathematical DALYs", Galois was perhaps the most impactful early death of all, followed by Abel. Both Galois and Abel founded entire branches of mathematics before the age of 25.
renewiltord
on April 30, 2020
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QALYs, surely? :)
Dying early would boost DALY count.
jnbiche
on May 1, 2020
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No, it wouldn't. They both account for years of early death, just in different ways.
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