Who was the best father son math team?

[johnqwertyful]

Main Question or Discussion Point

Gauss and his father.

 

[jedishrfu]

Can you provide a reference for this?

 

[WWGD]

Wouldn't the Bernoullis be there somewhere?

 

[jedishrfu]

I couldn't find a reference to support the OP's post.

For Gauss, his father was a bricklayer not a mathematician:

http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/gauss.html

 

[Nugatory]

This was a joke making the rounds at Harvard around 1975... As the story was told, some poor fool of a grad student tried it in front of Garrett Birkhoff.

 

[jedishrfu]

I figured it was but wanted the OP to elaborate what he/she was thinking.

 

[lisab]

I think it's a trick question. Math isn't a team sport.

 

[jedishrfu]

Here's a real father and son team, the DeMaines:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/father-son-mathematicians-fold-math-fonts

I first saw them in the beautiful documentary Beyond the Folds about origami art, science, engineering and math.

 

[Silicon Waffle]

Gauss and his father story is classic! :D
This is more modern. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/father-son-mathematicians-fold-math-fonts
Their names.. Martin Demaine and Erik Demaine

I love coincidence in nature. Thanks all Gods and Goddesses!!!!!