Euler
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Euler
1. Leonhard . 1707--83, Swiss mathematician, noted esp for his work on the calculus of variation: considered the founder of modern mathematical analysis
2. Ulf (Svante) von . 1905--83, Swedish physiologist: shared the Nobel prize (1970) for physiology or medicine with Julius Axelrod and Bernard Katz for their work on the catecholamines: son of Hans von Euler-Chelpin
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EULER
[Named after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler
(1707-1783)] A revision of ALGOL by Niklaus Wirth. A
small predecessor of Pascal.
["EULER: A Generalisation of ALGOL and Its Formal Definition", N. Wirth, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966) and 9(2) (Feb 1966)].
["EULER: A Generalisation of ALGOL and Its Formal Definition", N. Wirth, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966) and 9(2) (Feb 1966)].
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