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“If there is one thing in mathematics that fascinates me more than anything else (and doubtless always has), it is neither "number" nor "size", but always form. And among the thousand-and-one faces whereby form chooses to reveal itself to us, the one that fascinates me more than any other and continues to fascinate me, is the structure hidden in mathematical things.”

Quote by Alexander Grothendieck

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Alexander Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck

Alexander Grothendieck was a prominent mathematician born on March 28, 1928, and passed away on November 13, 2014. He made groundbreaking contributions to algebraic geometry and homological algebra, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. more

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