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In Our Time: Science

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Euler: The Mathematician of the 18th Century

Euler is the mathematician of the 18th century without doubt. He's probably, and we always say probably because one can never be sure, but he's probably the most prolific mathematician that has ever lived. His collected works reach something like 75 volumes, 25, and they're still publishing over 200 years after his death. And there's just not a subject he didn't touch really in mathematics and physics. I mean, he was just phenomenal in, I had a phenomenal memory.

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