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Henri-Léon Lebesgue
(28 Jun 1875 - 26 Jul 1941)
French mathematician who contributed in several fields of mathematics, and developed a theory of integration, now known by his name.
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Science Quotes by Henri-Léon Lebesgue (1 quote)
In my opinion a mathematician, in so far as he is a mathematician, need not preoccupy himself with philosophy—an opinion, moreover, which has been expressed by many philosophers.
— Henri-Léon Lebesgue
In George Edward Martin, The Foundations of Geometry and the Non-Euclidean Plane (1982), 19.
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28 Jun - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Lebesgue's birth.
At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes--an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense. -- Carl Sagan
