Mankind just figured out flight and this legend was already working on going to the moon.

It's fun and sad to think about geniuses born before the time their genius was applicable.

Think of all the dudes and dudettes who may have had the skill and knack for programming the world's most advanced AI but they were born in 1825 Ireland.

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How and why Kondrayuk's calculations got to the US is described in "Ukraine and the United States' e-book (in case someone is looking for details).

Better to say:...a Ukrainian, self-taught mathematican...

The title reads like he taught himself to be a Ukranian

They need a better editor. Referring to "the Ukraine" and flying to the Koon.

Was this taken seriously by his peers or was this calculation considered pseudoscience?

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