Abraham Robinson

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He [Abraham Robinson] was born to a Jewish family with strong Zionist beliefs, in Waldenburg, Germany, which is now Wałbrzych, in Poland.

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The Opposite of Infinity - Numberphile (youtube.com) Continuing to talk Infinitesimals, this time with Dr James Grime.

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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: Mark 1:10 KJV

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Abraham Robinson (Wikipedia) Abraham Robinson (born Robinsohn; October 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974) was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of nonstandard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were reincorporated into modern mathematics. Nearly half of Robinson’s papers were in applied mathematics rather than in pure mathematics.