Quote of the day
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.
George Peacock
Born: April 9, 1791
Died: November 8, 1858 (aged 67)
Bio: George Peacock was an English mathematician.
Known for:
- Life of Thomas Young (1855)
- Treatise on Algebra: Arithmetical algebra