“Gentlemen, that is surely true, it is absolutely paradoxical; we cannot understand it, and we don’t know what it means. But we have proved it, and therefore we know it must be the truth.” —Benjamin ...
Sunday marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Swiss mathematical genius Leonhard Euler, the prime architect of modern mathematics. Euler (pronounced “Oiler”) is surely not going to lead the ...
PHILADELPHIA — Move over, Ben Franklin. Your 300th anniversary celebration has passed. It’s Leonhard Euler’s turn. Who? You know, Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler), one of the world’s most prolific ...