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Mathematicians Of The Day
12th November
On this day in 1936, Alan Turing's paper "On computable numbers," in which he introduced the Turing machine, was published.
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Born:
- 1825: Mikhail Egorovich Vashchenko-Zakharchenko Ⓟ
- 1835: Charles Méray Ⓟ
- 1842: John William Strutt Ⓟ
- 1901: William Whyburn Ⓟ
- 1910: Hua Loo-Keng Ⓟ
- 1920: Georges Reeb Ⓟ
- 1927: Yutaka Taniyama Ⓟ
- 1928: Manuel Valdivia Ⓟ
- 1948: Gerard Murphy Ⓟ
- 1949: Martin Harvey
Died:
- 1944: George Birkhoff Ⓟ
- 2000: Wim Cohen Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From John William Strutt
Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, "Amen, Amen".
