MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
20th September
Born:
- 1674: Eustachio Manfredi *
- 1842: Alexander von Brill *
- 1861: Frank Cole *
- 1874: Mihály Bauer
- 1887: Erich Hecke *
- 1906: Vera Nikolaevna Faddeeva *
- 1915: Lee Lorch *
- 1922: Jack Warga *
- 1925: Keith Stewartson *
- 1928: Donald Higman *
Died:
- 1804: Pierre Méchain *
- 1882: Charles Briot *
- 1930: Moritz Pasch *
- 1996: Paul Erdős *
Quotation of the day
From Paul Erdős
Why are numbers beautiful? It's like asking why is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don't see why, someone can't tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren't beautiful, nothing is.
