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The idea dates back to the late 18th century, when Napoleon tasked the French geometer Gaspard Monge with transporting large quantities of soil to construct fortifications.
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Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Purity of soul was their only concern; imitating God was its secret; the study of mathematics helped to imitate God insofar as one saw the universe as subject to mathematical laws, which made the geometer an imitator of the supreme legislator.
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
After decades of research, the geometers finally seemed to have reached their goal.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
In August there was a big conference at Stanford with the top geometers in the world, including Calabi.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
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Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Purity of soul was their only concern; imitating God was its secret; the study of mathematics helped to imitate God insofar as one saw the universe as subject to mathematical laws, which made the geometer an imitator of the supreme legislator.
—Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
After decades of research, the geometers finally seemed to have reached their goal.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
In August there was a big conference at Stanford with the top geometers in the world, including Calabi.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
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“Geometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geometer. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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geometer
noun
ge·om·e·ter
jē-ˈäm-ət-ər 
: a person who specializes in geometry
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