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Alfréd Rényi

(30 Mar 1921 - 1 Feb 1970)

Hungarian mathematician.

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A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

— Alfréd Rényi

In D. S. Richeson, Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology (2008), Preface, ix. Also attributed incorrectly to Paul Erdos, who did often repeat it.

See also: | Coffee (4) | Mathematician (66) | Theorem (14)

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