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# Marston Morse

(1892–1977)   Mathematician

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Marston Morse was a mathematician, best known for *The calculus of variations in the large*.

## Quick Facts About Marston Morse

Born March 24, 1892

Died June 22, 1977

Profession Mathematician

Notable works The calculus of variations in the large

## About Marston Morse

Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory. The Morse–Palais lemma, one of the key results in Morse theory, is named after him, as is the Thue–Morse sequence, an infinite binary sequence with many applications.

##  Quotes by Marston Morse

> [I work in celestial mechanics, but I am not interested in getting to the moon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marston-morse/i-work-in-celestial-mechanics-but-i-am-not-interested-in-getting-to/)

Marston Morse

[Celestial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celestial/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/marston-morse-69263_celestial_i-work-in-celestial-mechanics-but-i-am-n_119886.jpg)

> [Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious recognition of beauty must play an important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marston-morse/mathematics-are-the-result-of-mysterious-powers-which-no-one/)

Marston Morse

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/marston-morse-69263_beauty_mathematics-are-the-result-of-mysterious_145744.jpg)

> [But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched by the same madness and genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marston-morse/but-mathematics-is-the-sister-as-well-as-the-servant-of-the-arts-and/)

Marston Morse

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/marston-morse-69263_art_but-mathematics-is-the-sister-as-well-as_1295134.jpg)

> [But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marston-morse/but-mathematics-is-the-sister-as-well-as-the-servant-of-the-arts-and-2/)

Marston Morse

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/marston-morse-69263_art_but-mathematics-is-the-sister-as-well-as_1377392.jpg)

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