Why should I be worried about dying? It’s not going to happen in my lifetime!
Raymond Smullyan Quotes
Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong'.
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| Birth: | 25th May, 1919 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Magician, Mathematician, Philosopher, Pianist |
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Raymond Merrill Smullyan is an American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician. Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He then earned a BSc from the University of Chicago in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959. He is one of many logicians to have studied under Alonzo Church.
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