“No part of mathematics is ever, in the long run, "useless." Most of number theory has very few "practical" applications. That does not reduce its importance, and if anything it enhances its fascination. No one can predict when what seems to be a most obscure theorem may suddenly be called upon to play some vital and hitherto unsuspected role.” HistoryMathematicsNumber TheoryMathematics And Poetry Book:Excursions in Number Theory Source: Excursions in Number Theory