Mathematicians Of The Day
13th December
On this day in 1907, Emmy Noether received her Ph.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Erlangen, for a dissertation on algebraic invariants directed by Paul Gordan.
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Born:
- 1724: Franz Aepinus Ⓟ
- 1887: George Pólya Ⓟ
- 1909: Walter R Talbot Ⓟ
- 1910: Charles Coulson Ⓟ
- 1921: David Gale Ⓟ
Died:
- 1048: Al-Biruni Ⓟ
- 1557: Tartaglia Ⓟ
- 1603: François Viète Ⓟ
- 1870: William Chauvenet Ⓟ
- 1904: Achsah Ely Ⓟ
- 1921: Max Noether Ⓟ
- 1950: Abraham Wald Ⓟ
- 1997: Alexander Oppenheim Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From George Pólya
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and paper.