Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
Benjamin Peirce
Born: April 4, 1809
Died: October 6, 1880 (aged 71)
Bio: Benjamin Peirce was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philosophy of mathematics.
Known for:
- Linear Associative Alegebra (1870)
- Mathematical and Physical Papers, 1903-1913