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Quote by Kenneth Appel

“Probability of human error is considerably higher than that of machine error.”

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Kenneth Appel was a prominent mathematician known for his significant contributions to the fields of graph theory and combinatorics. He is best known for his proof of the four-color theorem, a major breakthrough in graph theory. more

“Why is it that Serge Lange's Linear Algebra, published by no less a Verlag than Springer, ostentatiously displays the sale of a few thousand copies over a period of fifteen years, while the same title by Seymour Lipschutz in the The Schaum's Outlines will be considered a failure unless it brings in a steady annual income from the sale of a few hundred thousand copies in twenty-six languages?”

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Author:Gian-Carlo Rota

“Stan Ulam was lazy, ... He talked too much ... He was self-centered ... . He had an overpowering personality.”

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Author:Gian-Carlo Rota

“Rota's personality is compatible with mine.”

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Author:Stanislaw Ulam

“One day, when I was doing well in class and had finished my lessons, I was sitting there trying to analyze the game of tic-tac-toe... The teacher came along and snatched my papers on which I had been doodling... She did not realize that analyzing tic-tac-toe can lead into dozens of non-trivial mathematical questions.”

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Author:Martin Gardner

“... You get surreal numbers by playing games. I used to feel guilty in Cambridge that I spent all day playing games, while I was supposed to be doing mathematics. Then, when I discovered surreal numbers, I realized that playing games IS math.”

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