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# Carl Benjamin Boyer

(1906–1976)   Mathematician

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Carl Benjamin Boyer was a mathematician.

## Quick Facts About Carl Benjamin Boyer

Born November 3, 1906

Died April 26, 1976

Profession Mathematician

## About Carl Benjamin Boyer

American mathematician and historian (1906–1976)... \| Carl Benjamin Boyer was an American historian of mathematics, dubbed the "Gibbon of math history" by novelist David Foster Wallace. He was one of few historians of mathematics of his time to "keep open links with contemporary history of science."

##  Quotes by Carl Benjamin Boyer

> [Mathematics is as much an aspect of culture as it is a collection of algorithms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-benjamin-boyer/mathematics-is-as-much-an-aspect-of-culture-as-it-is-a-collection-of/)

Carl Benjamin Boyer

[Algorithms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/algorithms/)

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