“All mathematics is divided into three parts: cryptography (paid for by CIA, KGB and the like), hydrodynamics (supported by manufacturers of atomic submarines) and celestial mechanics (financed by military and other institutions dealing with missiles, such as NASA).” ThreeMilitaryPaidMathematicsInstitutionsDividedMechanicCiaCelestialMissilesNasaSubmarinesKgbCryptography Author:Vladimir Arnold
“Cryptography has generated number theory, algebraic geometry over finite fields, algebra, combinatorics and computers.” NumbersFieldsTheoryComputerMathematicsFiniteGeometryAlgebraCryptography Author:Vladimir Arnold
