Home / Quotes / Quote by Israel Gelfand

Quote by Israel Gelfand

“Eugene Wigner wrote a famous essay on the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in natural sciences. He meant physics, of course. There is only one thing which is more unreasonable than the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in physics, and this is the unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics in biology.”

Quote by Israel Gelfand

Author

Israel Gelfand (September 2, 1913 - October 5, 2009) was a prominent mathematician of the 20th century, known for his work in algebra, group theory, functional analysis, and mathematical physics. His research had a profound impact on the development of modern mathematics. more

You May Also Like

“Due to poor weather, low visibility and extreme winds, I was forced to make the decision to descend after receiving word that there was another week of the daunting weather around the corner. You just can't climb being blown off your feet!”

Decision Poor Week Feet Wind Lows Corners Extremes Dues Weather Climbs Receiving Around The Corner Visibility

Author:Lonnie Dupre

“For as long as I can remember, I have loved snow and ice. As a result, I have spent most of my life exploring the Arctic region. These journeys have brought such joy and beauty to my life that I have dedicated myself to helping preserve these wonderful frozen places. More than ever before, I am driven to share my passion for the Arctic, a region whose health and stability have far-reaching consequences for us all.”

Long I Can Helping Remember Joy Passion Results Wonderful Journey Share Consequence Driven Snow Ice Preserves Reaching Regions Stability Dedicated Exploring Frozen My Passion Arctic

Author:Lonnie Dupre

“There is an ancient Indian saying that something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it. My people have come to trust memory over history. Memory, like fire, is radiant and immutable while history serves only those who seek to control it, those who douse the flame of memory in order to put out the dangerous fire of truth. Beware these men for they are dangerous themselves and unwise. Their false history is written in the blood of those who might remember and of those who seek the truth.”

People Men Life Persons Long Might Truth Lasts Remember Order Memories History Fire Written Blood Dangerous Truth Is Musician Ancient Seeking Indian Flames Trust Me Radiant Unwise

Author:Floyd Red Crow Westerman

“The Clan Mothers ran everything and had the last word. I think that's the answer.”

Thinking Lasts Mother Answers Musician Singers Ran Native American Last Words Clans

Author:Floyd Red Crow Westerman

“I personally will be overjoyed when the Canadian courts rule to return John Graham back to the US to answer for this brutal murder.”

Answers Return Murder Court Brutal Overjoyed

Author:Robert Robideau

“At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit of the eye, into the frontal lobe; the ice pick was then stirred around until it reduced the problematic brain tissue to non-functioning porridge.”

Kind Eye Certain Brain Picks Ice Treatment One Time Tissues Orbit Psychosis Porridge

Author:Alastair Reynolds

“Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.”

Cities Planets Chains Orbit Spray Habitat Equator

Book:Revelation Space

Source: Revelation Space

“I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science fiction because I identified strongly with scientists.”

Fiction Struggle Scientist Science Fiction

Author:Alastair Reynolds

“With my work, I try to delve into the several layers that compose the edifice of history, to take the shadows cast by this model of uniform development to try and understand what lies behind it.”

Trying Lying Behinds Development Models Shadow Casts Layers Uniforms Edifice

Author:Vhils

“In the fifties… we were so busy being cool that we didn’t know how to say the word love”

Knows Know How Busy Being Cool Words Love

Author:Diane di Prima