“The computer has been a boon to mathematics, but it has also been a source of anxiety.”

— Philip J. Davis

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About Philip J. Davis

Mathematician • American

Philip J. Davis was an American applied mathematician and writer known for his work in numerical analysis and approximation theory. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University and went on to a distinguished career at...

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