Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, these three, are in a class by themselves among the great mathematicians, and it is not for ordinary… — Eric Temple Bell Copy Share Image
Had Poincaré been as strong in practical science as he was in theoretical he might have made a fourth with the incomparable… — Eric Temple Bell Copy Share Image
The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, always united theory and applications in equal measure. — Felix Klein Copy Share Image
There have been only three epoch-making mathematicians, Archimedes, Newton, and Eisenstein. — Carl Friedrich Gauss Copy Share Image