Praeger: I discovered at high school that I really liked mathematics. Of course I was scared by the examinations, but I loved problem solving and I loved seeing the applications in physics to explain what was happening in the world. But I really didn't know that someone in the then 20th century could actually be a mathematician - I didn't know that there were any jobs [for mathematicians]. So for me it was the matter of having the luxury and privilidge of continuing to learn mathematics without any vision that I would continue to do mathematics throughout my life. So I've been really lucky; it was something I really enjoyed doing, and it's turned into a career.
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