Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
David Bressoud

Born: March 27, 1950 (age 76)
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)






