Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
John Allen Paulos
Born: July 4, 1945 (age 80)
Bio: John Allen Paulos is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has gained fame as a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy.
Known for:
- Innumeracy (1988)
- A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (1997)
- A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market (2003)
- Irreligion (2007)
- Beyond Numeracy (1991)