mathematician

• “Ever hear the quip that a mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into proofs?”

  April « 2008 « Imaginary Potential

• “Y'know what they call a mathematician who goes south for the winter?”

  LEaRning can bE fUn!

• “Finally, it’s safe to say the Dembski is not an active researcher in the field of mathematics, and it’s reasonable to limit the scope of the term mathematician to those who are.”

  Beckwith, ID and science - The Panda's Thumb

• “The best Indian mathematician is probably better than the average American one.”

  Indian Labor Productivity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

• “The tall, blonde mathematician is one of the first women to serve in an operational support role in mission control.”

  Women of the Apollo Program

• “Both of Duchin's parents loved numbers, and she knew she wanted to be a mathematician from the tender age of 7.”

  Where is she now? Moon Duchin

• “Jakob Bernouli, a mathematician from a great family of brilliant people, called the logarithmic spiral spira mirabilis, or "the Miraculous Spiral," so called because the size increases but its shape is unaltered with each successive curve.”

  Archive 2007-09-01

• “Synopsis: In an alternate post-WWII, a mathematician is imprisoned for his homosexuality.”

  REVIEW: Galileo's Children edited by Gardner Dozois

• “A mathematician is not a man who can readily manipulate figures; often he cannot.”

  As We May Think

• “Among his five hundred or so coauthors was Alfred Renyi, the source of the excellent and truthful quotation “A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.””

  Simon & Schuster: SuperCooperators

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