ABSTRACT
Paul Samuelson is a somewhat paradoxical figure. More than anyone else he bears responsibility for the mathematical bent of contemporary economics. Yet Samuelson made a name for himself,and a great deal of money, writing an immensely successful introductory economics textbook (Samuelson 1947a). Furthermore, Samuelson has written on virtually every area within economics. For someone so mathematical, such breadth is both remarkable and unique.
