1986/01/01 by Joseph P. S. Kung · 3 citations
Mathematics · #History and Theory of Mathematics #Matroid #Instant #Genealogy #Mathematics #Computer science #Combinatorics #Statistical physics #History #Biology #Physics
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by Gian-Carlo Rota The subjects of mathematics, like the subjects of mankind, have finite lifespans, which the historian will record as he freezes history at one instant of time. There are the old sub