Adam Ries (1492 – March 30, 1559) was a German mathematician. He is also known by the name Adam Riese.
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“Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines; I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil. If Adam had seen in a vision the horrible instruments his children were to invent, he would have died of grief.”
—Martin Luther (1483–1546)