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“Understanding what and why did not work may be more instructive than celebrating our successes.”

Quote by Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov

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Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov

Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov is a renowned mathematician born on December 23, 1943. He has made significant contributions to the fields of geometry, topology, and partial differential equations. more

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