Mathematician Quotes - Page 2
Richard Courant (1948). “Lectures on the theory of functions”
The computers are not replacing mathematicians; they are breeding them.
Martin Gardner (1961). “The 2nd Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions, a new selection”
Need we add that mathematicians themselves are not infallible?
Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.641, Modern Library
Unfortunately, the world has not been designed for the convenience of mathematicians.
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Richard Hudson (2010). “The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward”, p.41, Profile Books
Edgar Allan Poe, Stuart Levine, Susan Levine (1976). “The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe: An Annotated Edition”, p.232, University of Illinois Press
Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers
"A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form". Book by Paul Lockhart, 2009.
Any false value is gonna be fairly boring in Perl, mathematicians notwithstanding.
Usenet article <[email protected]>, 1997.
Isaac Barrow (1734). “The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning Explained and Demonstrated: Being Mathematical Lectures Read in the Publick Schools at the University of Cambridge”, p.32
Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.289, Ballantine Books