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The infinite in mathematics is always unruly unless it is properly treated.

Edward Kasner

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Edward Kasner
Age: 76 †
Born: 1878
Born: April 2
Died: 1955
Died: January 7
Mathematician
New York City
New York
Mathematics
Infinite
Teaching
Unless
Always
Unruly
Properly
Math
Treated

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