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In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.) Stanisław Marcin Ulam		Friday May 29, 2026
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Random Person of the Day: Stanisław Marcin Ulam

	Stanisław Marcin Ulam
	Stanisław Marcin Ulam (April 13, 1909 - May 13, 1984) was a Polish mathematician who participated in the Manhattan Project and proposed the Teller - Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons. He also invented nuclear pulse propulsion and developed a number of mathematical tools in number theory, set theory, ergodic theory, and algebraic topology. Read More

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