I do not remember ever having seen a sustained argument by an author
which, starting from philosophical premises likely to met with general
acceptance, reached the conclusion that a praiseworthy ordering of
one's life is to devote it to research in mathematics.
-- Sir Edmund Whittaker (1873-1956)
-- Scientific American, Volume 183, September 1950, page 42
which, starting from philosophical premises likely to met with general
acceptance, reached the conclusion that a praiseworthy ordering of
one's life is to devote it to research in mathematics.
-- Sir Edmund Whittaker (1873-1956)
-- Scientific American, Volume 183, September 1950, page 42
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