Quotes
Stanisław Ulam, another mathematician of the Lwów School of Mathematics, in his autobiography, quotes Banach as saying:
- "Good mathematicians see analogies. Great mathematicians see analogies between analogies."
Hugo Steinhaus said of Banach:
- "An exceptional intellect, exceptional discoveries... he gave Polish science... more than anybody else."
- "Banach was my greatest scientific discovery."
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