Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and musician.
A good student is one who will teach you something.
We [he and Halmos] share a philosophy about linear algebra: we think basis-free, we write basis-free , but when the chips are down we close the office door and compute with matrices like fury.
John H. McWhorter
Marshall Sahlins
Daniel Tosh
Buzz Aldrin
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John Faso
Pat Travers
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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