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In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.) Stanisław Marcin Ulam		Friday May 29, 2026
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About Grace Murray Hopper

	Grace Murray Hopper
	(1906-1992) US Navy admiral & computer scientist, removed moth from malfunctioning Mark II computer 1947, helping to popularize colloquial term 'bug' for the cause of a device malfunction; main developer of computer language COBOL 1960; helped develop co.

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