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The only thing that might have annoyed some mathematicians was the presumption of assuming that maybe the axiom of choice could fail, and that we should look into contrary assumptions.
Alonzo Church
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Alonzo Church
Age: 92 †
Born: 1903
Born: June 14
Died: 1995
Died: August 11
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