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Mathematicians Of The Day
2nd April
On this day in 1948 Kurt Gödel took his oath to become a United States citizen. He had passed his citizenship hearing the previous December.
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The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 2009.
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The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 2009.
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Born:
- 1618: Francesco Grimaldi Ⓟ
- 1874: Frank Ross Ⓟ
- 1878: Edward Kasner Ⓟ
- 1906: Shokichi Iyanaga Ⓟ
- 1908: Hans Reichardt Ⓟ
- 1930: Anatolii Asirovich Goldberg Ⓟ
- 1934: Paul Cohen Ⓟ
Died:
- 1872: Charles Hughes Terrot Ⓟ
- 1946: Dougald Mcquistan
- 1968: Alessandro Terracini Ⓟ
- 1986: Thomas Room Ⓟ
- 1995: Hannes Alfvén Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Hannes Alfvén
The technologists claim that if everything works [in a nuclear fission reactor] according to their blueprints, fission energy will be a safe and very attractive solution to the energy needs of the world. ... The real issue is whether their blueprints will work in the real world and not only in a technological paradise ... Opponents of fission energy point out a number of differences between the real world and the technological paradise. ... No acts of God can be permitted.
