Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Jean Dieudonné
Born: July 1, 1906
Died: November 29, 1992 (aged 86)
Bio: Jean Alexandre Eugène Dieudonné was a French mathematician, notable for research in abstract algebra and functional analysis.
Known for:
- Treatise on Analysis (1988)
- Éléments de géométrie algébrique (1960)
- Mathematics-- the music of reason (1992)
- History of Functional Analysis (1983)