Today
is Emile Borel's Birthday!
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Happy Birthday
Borel!
Born: January 7, 1871
in the South of France
Died: February 3, 1956
in Paris
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Borel
is best known as one of the originators (along with Lebesgue) of measure
theory. He also did pioneering work in the theory of games, which
has recently gained popular recognition due to the book and movie
"A Beautiful Mind" about the life of Nobel prize-winner John Nash.
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