Quote of the day
Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth; some of its rivals do. That science is in some respects inhuman may be the secret of its success in alleviating human misery and mitigating human stupidity.
Richard Courant
Born: January 8, 1888
Died: January 27, 1972 (aged 84)
Bio: Richard Courant was a German American mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins.
Known for:
- What Is Mathematics? (1941)
- Methoden der mathematischen Physik (1924)
- Introduction to Calculus and Analysis (1965)
- Differential and Integral Calculus (1942)
- Supersonic flow and shock waves (1944)