Leonhard Euler was a nice guy....

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The discussion centers around an article highlighting Leonhard Euler's contributions to mathematics and his character. The article, titled "Euler: a mathematician without equal and an overall nice guy," emphasizes Euler's significant achievements and his approachable nature. Additionally, the conversation touches on Euler's controversial summation of positive integers resulting in -1/12, a concept often discussed in number theory and mathematical analysis.

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But he made a negative out of a positive, or was that a positive out of negative when he summed the positive integers to -1/12 :smile:
 
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