The World of Mathematics: A mathematician's apologyJames Roy Newman |
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... Mathematician's Apology By G. H. HARDY A MATHEMATICIAN , like a painter or a poet , is a maker of patterns . If his patterns are more permanent than theirs , it is because they are made with ideas . A painter makes patterns with shapes ...
... Mathematician's Apology By G. H. HARDY A MATHEMATICIAN , like a painter or a poet , is a maker of patterns . If his patterns are more permanent than theirs , it is because they are made with ideas . A painter makes patterns with shapes ...
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... mathematician - was his advice to read Jordan's famous Cours d'analyse ; and I shall never forget the aston- ishment with which I read that remarkable work , the first inspiration for so many mathematicians of my generation , and learnt ...
... mathematician - was his advice to read Jordan's famous Cours d'analyse ; and I shall never forget the aston- ishment with which I read that remarkable work , the first inspiration for so many mathematicians of my generation , and learnt ...
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... Mathematician , The " ( von Neumann ) , 2053-2063 mathematicians : cabbalists , 2017 ; date list , 18th century B.C. - 20th century A.D. , 78 ; pattern makers , 2027 " Mathematicians , The Great " ( Turn- bull ) , 75-168 " Mathematicians ...
... Mathematician , The " ( von Neumann ) , 2053-2063 mathematicians : cabbalists , 2017 ; date list , 18th century B.C. - 20th century A.D. , 78 ; pattern makers , 2027 " Mathematicians , The Great " ( Turn- bull ) , 75-168 " Mathematicians ...
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Mathematical Creation by HENRI POINCARÉ | 2041 |
Mathematical Machines Can | 2065 |
A ChessPlaying Machine by CLAUDE SHANNON | 2124 |
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