Leonhard Euler Quotes

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)

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Leonhard Euler (15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician, and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory. He is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.

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Alternative Names: Euler, Leonhard • L. Euler • Euler • Leonhard Paul Euler

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The kind of knowledge which is supported only by observations and is not yet proved must be carefully distinguished from the truth; it is gained by induction, as we usually say. Yet we have seen cases in which mere induction led to error.

Now I will have less distraction.

Madam, I have come from a country where people are hanged if they talk.

Madam, I have just come from a country where people are hanged if they talk.