title: The Man Who Stole Infinity
author: Joseph Howlett
contenttype: article
publication: Quanta Magazine
published: 2026-02-25T16:23:43+00:00
sourceurl: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-man-who-stole-infinity-20260225/
word_count: 74
When Demian Goos followed Karin Richter into her office on March 12 of last year, the first thing he noticed was the bust. It sat atop a tall pedestal in the corner of the room, depicting a bald, elderly gentleman with a stoic countenance. Goos saw no trace of the anxious, lonely man who had obsessed him for over a year. Instead, this was Georg Cantor as history saw him. An intellectual giant… Source