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Quotes About Gian-Carlo Rota

Stan Ulam was lazy, ... He talked too much ... He was self-centered ... . He had an overpowering personality.
~ Gian-Carlo Rota
We often hear that mathematics consists mainly of 'proving theorems.' Is a writer's job mainly that of 'writing sentences?
~ Gian-Carlo Rota
We often hear that mathematics consists mainly of 'proving theorems.' Is a writer's job mainly that of 'writing sentences?
~ Gian-Carlo Rota