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“It has been a fortunate fact in the modern history of physical science that the scientist constructing a new theoretical system has nearly always found that the mathematics. . . required. . . had already been worked out by pure mathematicians for their own amusement. . . . The moral for statesmen would seem to be that, for proper scientific "planning", pure mathematics should be endowed fifty years ahead of scientists.”

Quote by R. B. Braithwaite

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R. B. Braithwaite

R. B. Braithwaite was a notable philosopher known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and aesthetics. His work centered on the nature of scientific inquiry and the role of mathematics in the sciences. Braithwaite's career spanned several decades, during which he taught and wrote extensively on these topics. more

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