Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
David Mumford

Born: June 11, 1937 (age 88)
Bio: David Bryant Mumford is an American mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry, and then for research into vision and pattern theory. He won the Fields Medal and was a MacArthur Fellow.
Known for:
- Indra's Pearls (2002)
- The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes (1988)
- Lectures on curves on an algebraic surface (1964)
- Tata Lectures on Theta I (1983)