Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Richard K. Guy
Born: September 30, 1916
Died: March 9, 2020 (aged 103)
Bio: Richard Kenneth Guy was a British mathematician, professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Calgary. He is known for his work in number theory, geometry, recreational mathematics, combinatorics, and graph theory.
Known for:
- Unsolved problems in number theory (1981)
- The Inquisitive Problem Solver (2002)
- Thinking about Learning (1981)