Stuyvesant Math Team, Fall 1948

Top row, left to right Unknown Unknown Elias Stein Harold Widom Paul Cohen

Bottom row Unknown Martin Brilliant Unknown

Photograph courtesy of Martin Brilliant, from Indicator, January 1949

From the Indicator:

J.T.S.: Elias Stein to the stand

AGRAMONTE: Senior buttons, prom tickets! Oh Stein, they've got some nice round numbers there.

STEIN: (at his primest) I am presently investigating the properties of prime numbers.

AGRAMONTE: (who has a one track mind) That's just what I meant; round numbers in their prime.

J.T.S. hastily buys a ticket.

J.T.S.: Well Stein. What do you think our chances are of keeping girls out of Stuyvesant?

STEIN: That depends entirely on 1/2d² rdDdr.

J.T.S.: How is it that your formula depends entirely on curves Stein?

Stein says nothing but merely buys a prom ticket from the overjoyed Agramonte. The expression on his face is only slightly disdainful.

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