In 1939, American mathematician George Dantzig arrived late to class, saw two problems on the blackboard, and solved them thinking they were homework. His professor was stunned—they were actually unsolved problems in statistics. This story later inspired the film 'Good Will Hunting.'

In 1939, American mathematician George Dantzig arrived late to class, saw two problems on the blackboard, and solved them thinking they were homework. His professor was stunned—they were actually unsolved problems in statistics. This story later inspired the film 'Good Will Hunting.'

In 1939, American mathematician George Dantzig arrived late to class, saw two problems on the blackboard, and solved them thinking they were homework. His professor was stunned—they were actually unsolved problems in statistics. This story later inspired the film 'Good Will Hunting.'

In 1939, American mathematician George Dantzig arrived late to class, saw two problems on the blackboard, and solved them thinking they were homework. His professor was stunned—they were actually unsolved problems in statistics. This story later inspired the film 'Good Will Hunting.'