Mathematicians Of The Day

11th February



On this day in 1826, University College of London was founded. It was the first university institution to be founded in London and the first in England to be established on an entirely secular basis, to admit students regardless of their religion and to admit women on equal terms with men. The first professor of mathematics at UCL was  Augustus De Morgan.

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Quotation of the day

From Richard Hamming
Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes.
Quoted in N Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims (Raleigh N C 1988).