MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
19th July
On this day in 1799, the Rosetta stone was found by Napoleon's troops in the Nile Delta. See THIS LINK
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Born:
- 1768: François-Joseph Servois
- 1817: Charles Briot Ⓟ
- 1866: Arthur Hirsch Ⓟ
- 1886: Michael Fekete Ⓟ
- 1894: Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin Ⓟ
- 1913: Mary Cannell Ⓟ
Died:
- 1878: Egor Ivanovich Zolotarev Ⓟ
- 1947: John Clark
- 2021: Brian Sleeman Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin
The mathematician needs no laboratories or supplies. A piece of paper, a pencil and creative powers form the foundation of his work.
