Serge Lang
Serge Lang
Serge Langwas a French-born American mathematician and activist. He is known for his work in number theory and for his mathematics textbooks, including the influential Algebra. He was a member of the Bourbaki group. At the time of his death he was professor emeritus of mathematics at Yale University...
ProfessionMathematician
Date of Birth19 May 1927
american-novelist eminent figures opposite questions raised reality rhetoric
The reality has been the opposite of the rhetoric especially when questions have been raised about eminent figures in the establishment.
blood hiv aids
Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions.
drug-use hiv disease
Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma.
differences facts opinion
I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.
settling behavior approach
I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior.
views community fundamentals
If Baltimore's view, that scientists who do not take the words of authorities are far removed from the ordinary behavior of scientists, prevails in the scientific community, then something fundamental, very serious, and very disturbing is happening to the scientific community.
hiv viruses screening
Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions.
people disease dies
Of course, there are diseases of which people die.
answers responsible
Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us.
disease defining negative
There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.
community police attention
They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.
responsibility addresses matter
To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.