“It is shocking that young people should be addling their brains over mere logical subtleties in Euclid's Elements, trying to understand the proof of one obvious fact in terms of something equally .. obvious.” PeopleShouldTryingFactsYoungScienceTermBrainElementsMathematicsMereObviousProofLogicalShockingSubtletyEuclid Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Why should I refuse a good dinner simply because I don't understand the digestive processes involved?” ShouldProcessInvolvedRefuseDinnerMathematicalShould IGood DigestionGood Math Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Criticized for using formal mathematical manipulations, without understanding how they worked: Should I refuse a good dinner simply because I do not understand the process of digestion?” ShouldProcessUnderstandingRefuseDinnerMathematicalManipulationShould IFormalDigestionGood Digestion Author:Oliver Heaviside