MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
28th May
Born:
- 1676: Jacopo Riccati (poster)
- 1710: Johann (II) Bernoulli (poster)
- 1871: James Mitchell (poster)
- 1872: Marian Smoluchowski (poster)
- 1881: Lajos Dávid (poster)
- 1902: Stefan Cohn-Vossen (poster)
- 1908: Egbert van Kampen (poster)
- 1912: Hans Zassenhaus (poster)
- 1930: Bill Morton (poster)
Died:
- 1968: Karel Rychlik
- 1980: Rolf Nevanlinna (poster)
- 1982: Carlo Miranda (poster)
- 1997: Ron Book
Quotation of the day
From Jacopo Riccati
I do not want to claim that every topic should be probed in detail. Following one's own talent and inclination, one should select at least one topic, and study it in depth. In the others, one should follow the example of the bee which sucks a drop of nectar from each flower ...
