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# Mitchell Feigenbaum

(1944–2019)   Mathematician

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Mitchell Feigenbaum was a mathematician.

## Quick Facts About Mitchell Feigenbaum

Born December 19, 1944

Died June 30, 2019

Profession Mathematician

## About Mitchell Feigenbaum

Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum was an American mathematical physicist whose pioneering studies in chaos theory led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constants.

##  Quotes by Mitchell Feigenbaum

> [Somehow the wondrous promise of the earth is that there are things beautiful in it, things wondrous and alluring, and by virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitchell-feigenbaum/somehow-the-wondrous-promise-of-the-earth-is-that-there-are-things/)

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[Alluring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alluring/)

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> [What artists have accomplished is realizing there's only a small amount of stuff that's important and then seeing what it was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitchell-feigenbaum/what-artists-have-accomplished-is-realizing-there-s-only-a-small/)

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