Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Abraham Robinson
Born: October 6, 1918
Died: April 11, 1974 (aged 55)
Bio: Abraham Robinson was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were reincorporated into modern mathematics.
Known for:
- Non-standard analysis (1966)
- Complete theories (1956)
- On the metamathematics of algebra (1963)
- Wing theory (1956)