“What good your beautiful proof on the transcendence of Pi: Why investigate such problems, given that irrational numbers do not even exist?” ProblemBeautifulScienceGivenNumbersMathematicsProofIrrationalTranscendenceYour BeautifulIrrational Numbers Author:Leopold Kronecker
“Definitions must contain the means of reaching a decision in a finite number off steps, and existence proofs must be conducted so that the quantity in question can be calculated with any degree of accuracy.” MeanDecisionNumbersExistenceStepsDegreesDefinitionsProofReachingQuantityFiniteAccuracyFinite Number Author:Leopold Kronecker
“Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gatt gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk. The dear God has made the whole numbers, all the rest is man's work.” MenMadeWholeGodDiesNumbersDearHatsDear God Author:Leopold Kronecker
“God made the integers, all the rest is the work of man.” MenMadeNaturalNumbers Author:Leopold Kronecker
“Number theorists are like lotus-eaters -- having once tasted of this food they can never give it up.” GivingNumbersMathematicsCookingMathMathematicalTheoristsLotusesNumbers And Math Author:Leopold Kronecker
