"Somebody said "Talent is doing what others find difficult. Genius is doing easily what others find impossible." ...by that definition, Euler was a genius. He could do the seemingly impossible, and he did it throughout his long and illustrious life. ...Way to Go, Uncle Leonhard!"
— Leonhard Euler

January 1, 1970

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William Dunham, "A Tribute to Euler" (Oct 14, 2008) 49:10, Clay Public Lecture, Harvard University Science Center, from the .