His result was very good, less than 0,1 from modern value.
If they had started from the correct value, he would have won the gold.
The variance is not simply the average difference from the expected value.
This is different from the value of a particular, identified life saved.
That would knock £50k from the value, easy; even so, it had to be worth a third of a million.
Nothing could be further from American values of due process and fairness.
As Americans learned in 2000 when the stock market declined from its peak value, what goes up can come down.
Such gaps do not primarily result from the value a state places on education.
This is for a number of reasons, ranging from cultural value to religion.
In particular those who deviate from society's values must be brought back into line.