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“When a branch of mathematics ceases to interest any but the specialists, it is very near its death, or at any rate dangerously close to a paralysis, from which it can be rescued only by being plunged back into the vivifying source of the science.”

Quote by Andre Weil

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Andre Weil

Andre Weil was a renowned mathematician born on May 6, 1906, and died on August 6, 1998. He made significant contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory, particularly with his work on the Weil conjectures and the Weil-Châtelet theorem. Weil's research had a profound impact on the development of modern mathematics. more

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