Pure mathematics is on the whole distinctly more useful than applied. For what is useful above all is technique, and mathematical technique is taught mainly through pure mathematics.
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Nationality: British Type: Mathematician Born: February 7, 1877 Death: December 1, 1947 |
“If someone gives you so-called good advice, do the opposite; you can be sure it will be the right thing nine out of 10 times.”