[Micky teaches his class as Ben and him talk about their counting cards business in a metaphor]
Ben Campbell:
[Ben from the back of the class, beat up looking from Cole Williams]
Isn't is true Cauchy stole from his students?
Micky Rosa:
Yes, I heard that. What's your theory on that?
Ben Campbell:
They say he used his students for their brilliance, then discredited them and stole their equations, stole their hard work.
Micky Rosa:
Well, that wouldn't be the first time a teacher was accused of that. I think what he's referring to is Vladimir Stupnitsky, yes? He was a student of Cauchy's who accused Cauchy of stealing his four-volume text on this analysis and publishing it under a pseudonym. Of course, nobody knows what really went on down there. They never did prove it, and without the proof, it's a little like it never happened. And, you know, it's a real shame, because if Stupnitsky had just realized that he shouldn't have crossed Cauchy, this was the dispute, if he'd been able to get beyond some of the personal mistakes that were made, I have no doubt Cauchy would've worked with him again, and they could have done great things together. But, as history shows us, some students never learn.
Micky Rosa:
[Micky comments on Ben's bruised eye]
You should get that eye looked at.
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