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Julian Coolidge Biography

Mathematician

Julian Coolidge was a prominent mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and complex analysis. Born on September 28, 1873, he passed away on March 5, 1954.

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“The present author confesses that, to him, geometry is nothing at all, if not a branch of art ... A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves”

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Author:Julian Coolidge

“[Before the time of Benjamin Peirce it never occurred to anyone that mathematical research] was one of the things for which a mathematical department existed. Today it is a commonplace in all the leading universities. Peirce stood alone-a mountain peak whose absolute height might be hard to measure, but which towered above all the surrounding country.”

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“Every writer must reconcile, as best he may, the conflicting claims of consistency and variety, of rigour in detail and elegance in the whole. The present author humbly confesses that, to him, geometry is nothing at all, if not a branch of art.”

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Book:A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves

Source: A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves

“But in the present century, thanks in good part to the influence of Hilbert, we have come to see that the unproved postulates with which we start are purely arbitrary. They must be consistent, they had better lead to something interesting.”

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Book:A History of Geometrical Methods

Source: A History of Geometrical Methods

About the Author

Born: September 28, 1873
Died: March 5, 1954
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 5

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A History of Geometrical MethodsRelated source material

A Treatise on Algebraic Plane CurvesRelated source material

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