A MATHEMATICAL GENIUS

ALBERTO CALDERÓN

Illinois, 1974

As a child in Argentina, numbers already

amazed me, and when I grew older, I began

to realize that I could offer easier ways

to solve

complex problems

that even adults

could not

understand.

A scholarship brought me to Chicago,

where my engineering background

now helps me turn fascinating ideas

into useful ones.

Whenever I have a chance, I return

to my homeland, where I find talented students

and help them travel here to continue

their studies.

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There’s no end to the wide variety

of problems—both mathematical and social—

that can be solved simply by combining

education

and compassion.