Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
David Bressoud
Born: March 27, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: David Marius Bressoud is an American mathematician who works in number theory, combinatorics, and special functions. As of 2012 he is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College and a former President of the Mathematical Association of America.
Known for:
- A Radical Approach to Real Analysis (1994)
- Factorization and Primality Testing (1989)
- Proofs and confirmations (1999)