MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
14th March
Born:
- 1811: Andrew Hart
- 1862: Vilhelm Bjerknes (poster)
- 1864: József Kürschák (poster)
- 1867: Lawrence Crawford
- 1879: Albert Einstein (poster)
- 1882: Wacław Sierpiński (poster)
- 1889: Oscar Chisini (poster)
- 1896: Nora Calderwood
- 1912: Pierre Lelong
Died:
- 1907: Jakob Rebstein
- 1937: Edvard Phragmén (poster)
- 1973: Howard Aiken (poster)
- 2018: Stephen Hawking (poster)
Quotation of the day
From Albert Einstein
Reading after a certain time diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Quoted in Des MacHale, Wisdom (London, 2002).
[EFR: For a modern view replace reading by watching television.]
