Re: Mersenne: GIMPS in Science News

[Jeff Woods]

At 01:29 PM 3/30/00 -0500, you wrote:

Is it that the search for prime numbers is perceived to be the domain of
>>geeks while everybody is supposed to be excited about extra-terrestrial
>>life?

The possibility of LGM is "sexy" in a pop-culture kind of way.   Prime 
numbers are only "sexy" to a handful of people.

How many movies can you name about LGM?

Now, how many about prime numbers, other than "Contact" (which was also, in 
a way, about LGM)?


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