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George Robert Stibitz,
(30 Apr 1904 - 31 Jan 1995)
American mathematician.
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Science Quotes by George Robert Stibitz, (1 quote)
Part of the charm in solving a differential equation is in the feeling that we are getting something for nothing. So little information appears to go into the solution that there is a sense of surprise over the extensive results that are derived.
— George Robert Stibitz,
Co-author with Jules Alphonse Larrivee, Mathematics and Computers (1957), 40.
See also:
- 30 Apr - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Stibitz's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
