Mathematicians Of The Day

9th March



On this day in 1736. Leonard Euler received a letter from the mayor of Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland) challenging him to solve the Königsburg Bridge Problem.
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Quotation of the day

From Howard Aiken
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.