“I think mathematics is a vast territory. The outskirts of mathematics are the outskirts of mathematical civilization. There are certain subjects that people learn about and gather together. Then there is a sort of inevitable development in those fields. You get to the point where a certain theorem is bound to be proved, independent of any particular individual, because it is just in the path of development.” PeopleThinkingTogetherCertainIndividualPathSubjectsFieldsParticularDevelopmentCivilizationMathematicsIndependentBoundsMathematicalInevitableTerritoryTheorems Author:William Thurston
“Math is really about the human mind, about how people can think effectively, and why curiosity is quite a good guide.” PeopleThinkingMindHumansCuriosityMathGuidesHuman Mind Author:William Thurston