Bernd Sturmfels Professions : Professor of mathematics Born : March 28, 1962 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Bernd Sturmfels The only reason that we like complex numbers is that we don't like real numbers. Bernd Sturmfels real reason numbers Similar Authors Arthur Mattuck professor-of-mathematics Isadore Singer professor-of-mathematics Des MacHale professor-of-mathematics Carl Benjamin Boyer professor-of-mathematics Morris Kline professor-of-mathematics Mark H. A. Davis professor-of-mathematics All Authors