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Mathematicians Of The Day
12th July
On this day in 1925, Werner Heisenberg announced his version of the basic principles of quantum mechanics.
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Born:
- 1875: Ernst Fischer Ⓟ
- 1889: Adolphe Rome Ⓟ
- 1895: R Buckminster Fuller Ⓟ
- 1926: Calogero Vinti Ⓟ
- 1928: Louis Auslander Ⓟ
- 1969: David Cariolaro Ⓟ
Died:
- 1941: StanisÅ‚aw Leon Ruziewicz Ⓟ
- 1983: Ernst Straus Ⓟ
- 1997: Jane Wadsworth Ⓟ
- 2011: Roman Ingarden Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From R Buckminster Fuller
When working on a problem, I never think about beauty; I think only of how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know that it is wrong.
