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Isn Paul Erdős responsible for that quote you attribute to Alfred Rényi?

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Isn Paul Erdős responsible for that quote you attribute to Alfred Rényi?

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To start with, a quick update for those who have no idea what this question refers to. My signature block includes the quote “A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems” and an attribution to Alfred Rényi. This quote is frequently attributed to Paul Erdős, mostly because Erdős was excessively fond of the line and repeated it often, but always attributed it properly. But Rényi really said it, and said it first.

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