In THE IMITATION GAME, the brilliant Keira Knightley pronounces the surname of Leonhard Euler as though it rhymes with "cooler." Painful.
@MathPrinceps Would Ms. Knightley pronounce the surname of Ludwig van Beethoven as though it rhymes with "teeth oven?" No. Obviously not.
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@MathPrinceps The trouble, of course, is that no one has ever introduced Ms. Knightley to the breathtakingly beautiful masterpieces of Euler -
@MathPrinceps Having once laid eyes upon these dazzling marvels, no thinking human being can ever forget them. And they're powerful, too.
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