Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Stephen Smale

Born: July 15, 1930 (age 95)
Bio: Stephen Smale is an American mathematician from Flint, Michigan. His research concerns topology, dynamical systems and mathematical economics.
Known for:
- The Collected Papers of Stephen Smale (2000)
- Complexity and Real Computation (1998)
- The mathematics of time (1980)







