>>12129203>>12129280Vaughan Jones came up with the Jones polynomial, a knot invariant which solved several classical knot theory and low dimensional topology problems in one fell swoop. And the idea originates from the completely unrelated field of von Neumann algebras (noncommutative analysis). How can you possibly understate the signifigance of this man's wonderful work unless you literally have no clue what you're talking about?!
