Mathematicians Of The Day

8th August



On this day in 1900, David Hilbert gave a talk at the second International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in which he described 10 from a list of 23 problems.
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The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 2010.

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Quotation of the day

From Ralph Boas
Only professional mathematicians learn anything from professors. Other people learn from explanations.