Eric Temple Bell, The Development of Mathematics (1940)
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Modern mathematics was born with Archimedes and died with him for all of two thousand years. It came to life again with Descartes and Newton.
— Eric Temple Bell on Archimedes
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About Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a mathematician and science fiction author, born in Scotland who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine.
About Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell (7 February 1883 – 21 December 1960) was a mathematician and science fiction author, born in Scotland who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine.
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