Lawrence Shepp
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Lawrence Shepp (born 1936-09-09), also known as Larry Shepp, is an American mathematician.
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- Yes, but when I discovered it, it stayed discovered.
- On being told that a piece of work he thought was his discovery had duplicated an earlier mathematician's work. Quoted in "Pity the Scientist Who Discovers the Discovered" by Gina Kolata, New York Times: Week in Review (2006-02-05)