Multiple choice general knowledge history

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!" Who said this?

  1. Max Muller

  2. Bertrand Russel

  3. Albert Einstein

  4. FD Roosevelt
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Explanation

Einstein praised India's mathematical contributions, particularly the decimal system and concept of zero, which are foundational to modern mathematics and scientific progress. This quote acknowledges that without these numerical innovations, advanced scientific discoveries would not have been possible.

AI explanation

This is a widely circulated quotation attributed to Albert Einstein, praising the ancient Indian invention of the positional decimal number system (including the concept of zero) as foundational to modern mathematics and, by extension, science. It's commonly cited in discussions of India's historical contributions to mathematics, distinguishing it from quotes by figures like Max Müller (known for Vedic/Sanskrit scholarship) or Bertrand Russell.

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