Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Cédric Villani
Born: October 5, 1973 (age 51)
Bio: Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani is a French mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics.
Known for:
- Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure (2015)
- Topics in Optimal Transportation (2003)
- Hypocoercivity (2009)