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Article: OF MATH AND MORE FOR UW-MADISON'S ONO, MATH'S MYSTERIES SWIRL JUST BELOW THE SURFACE.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- September 2, 2004
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Byline: Ron Seely Wisconsin State Journal
Ken Ono seldom tells anyone what he does for a living.
He's a mathematician. But if he told you that, what's the first thing you would say?
Almost always, Ono lamented, people respond, "I'm not good at math." And after that, the conversation doesn't have much of anyplace to go.
That's too bad, because Ono, who teaches at UW-Madison, is a pretty interesting fellow. In fact, he is one of those Madisonians who lead intriguing double lives.
On the one hand, he is the guy next door trimming his hedge. On the other, he's also the guy who lectured President Bill Clinton on numbers theory during a visit to the White House ...