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The so-called obvious was repeatedly scrutinized from every angle and was frequently found to be not obvious but false. "Obvious" is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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Before proceeding I must apologize for slaying the already slain and elaborating the obvious.
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Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
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Born:
February 7, 1883
Died:
December 21, 1960
(aged 77)
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