Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Jean-Pierre Serre

Born: September 15, 1926 (age 99)
Bio: Jean-Pierre Serre is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry, and algebraic number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1954, the Wolf Prize in 2000 and the Abel Prize in 2003.
Known for:
- A Course in Arithmetic (1973)
- Linear Representations of Finite Groups (1977)
- Local Fields (1980)
- Trees (1980)
- Algebraic Groups and Class Fields (1988)