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The mathematicians know a great deal about very little and the physicists very little about a great deal.

Stanislaw Ulam

It was not so much that I was doing mathematics, but rather that mathematics had taken possession of me.

Stanislaw Ulam

In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug.

Stanislaw Ulam

Stanislaw Ulam

Stanislaw Ulam

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Born: April 13, 1909

Died: May 13, 1984 (aged 75)

Bio: Stanisław Marcin Ulam was a Polish-American mathematician.

Known for:

Adventures of a Mathematician (1976)
Problems in modern mathematics (1964)

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