Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
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)