Quote of the day
I'm no genius, and others can outwork me. What I do is ask the naive, honest questions, and then I'm not satisfied until I get the answers.
Edward Kasner
Born: April 2, 1878
Died: January 7, 1955 (aged 76)
Bio: Edward Kasner was a prominent American mathematician who was appointed Tutor on Mathematics in the Columbia University Mathematics Department. Kasner was the first Jew appointed to a faculty position in the sciences at Columbia University.
Known for:
- Mathematics and the Imagination (1940)
- PRINCETON COLLOQUIUM LECTURES