Quote of the day
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
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)