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Marston Morse was a prominent mathematician known for his research in partial differential equations and complex analysis. His work has had a profound impact on the development of mathematical analysis.

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“I work in celestial mechanics, but I am not interested in getting to the moon.”

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“But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.”

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“Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious recognition of beauty must play an important part. Out of an infinity of designs a mathematician chooses one pattern for beauty's sake and pulls it down to earth.”

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About the Author

Born: March 24, 1892
Died: June 22, 1977
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 3

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