“I am obliged to interpolate some remarks on a very difficult subject: proof and its importance in mathematics. All physicists, and a good many quite respectable mathematicians, are contemptuous about proof. I have heard Professor Eddington, for example, maintain that proof, as pure mathematicians understand it, is really quite uninteresting and unimportant, and that no one who is really certain that he has found something good should waste his time looking for proof.”
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G. H. Hardy
G. H. Hardy was a renowned British mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and mathematical analysis. Born on February 7, 1877, he passed away on December 1, 1947. Hardy is respected for his unique mathematical style and profound insights into mathematical problems. more
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