“I must admit that outside the university, it is difficult to be a pure mathematician. No one in my family understands what I do. My neighbors wonder why I spend all my time in my study scribbling with pencil on a yellow pad of paper instead of going outside to mow the lawn.” DifficultWonderStudyPurePaperMy FamilyUniversityNeighborMy TimeYellowMathematicianPencilsLawnsPads Author:Isadore Singer
“It's true we pure mathematicians are connected to a different world. But it is a very real world nevertheless.” WorldDifferentRealPureConnectedReal WorldNeverthelessMathematicianDifferent Worlds Author:Isadore Singer
