MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
5th August
Born:
- 1802: Niels Abel (poster)
- 1855: Alfredo Capelli
- 1878: Louis Karpinski (poster)
- 1889: Hans Hamburger (poster)
- 1936: Ki Hang Kim
Died:
- 1853: Théodore Olivier (poster)
- 1872: Charles Eugène Delaunay (poster)
- 1910: Julius Petersen (poster)
- 1981: Jerzy Neyman (poster)
Quotation of the day
From Niels Abel
It appears to me that if one wishes to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils.
Theorem of the day from Robin Whitty