Mathematicians Of The Day

20th March



On this day in 1732, at the age of 21, Laura Bassi became the first woman elected to the Bologna Academy of Science. The next was Émilie du Châtelet in 1746.

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Quotation of the day

From Aderemi Kuku
I like to tell young people in Africa that I grew up in Africa like any of them. ... So that shows that the sky is the limit for everybody who aspires.