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Tobias Dantzig

Born

in Latvia

February 19, 1884

Died

August 09, 1956

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Tobias Dantzig (February 19, 1884 – August 9, 1956) was a mathematician of Baltic German and Russian American heritage, the father of George Dantzig, and the author of Number: The Language of Science (A critical survey written for the cultured non-mathematician) (1930) and Aspects of Science (New York, Macmillan, 1937).

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	Number: The Language of Science by Tobias Dantzig, Joseph Mazur 4.10 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 1930 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“In the history of culture the discovery of zero will always stand out as one of the greatest single achievements of the human race.”
― Tobias Dantzig, Number: The Language of Science

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“The symbol is not a mere formality; it is the very essence of algebra. Without the symbol the object is a human perception and reflects all the phases under which the human senses grasp it; replaced by a symbol the object becomes a complete abstraction, a mere operand subject to certain indicated operations.”
― Tobias Dantzig, Number: The Language of Science

tags: abstraction, algebra, perception, symbol

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“It is not a story of brilliant achievement, heroic deeds, or noble sacrifice. It is a story of blind stumbling and chance discovery, of groping in the dark and refusing to admit the light. It is a story replete with obscurantism and prejudice, of sound judgement often eclipsed by loyalty to tradition, and of reason long held subservient to custom. In short, it is a human story”
― Tobias Dantzig, Number: The Language of Science

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