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“The present author confesses that, to him, geometry is nothing at all, if not a branch of art ... A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves”

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Julian Coolidge

Julian Coolidge was a prominent mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and complex analysis. Born on September 28, 1873, he passed away on March 5, 1954. more

“The test of science is not whether you are reasonable—there would not be much of physics if that was the case—the test is whether it works. And the great point about Newton’s theory of gravitation was that it worked, that you could actually say something about the motion of the moon without knowing very much about the constitution of the Earth.”

Ifs Earth Cases Knowing Theory Moon Tests Constitution Physics Reasonable Newton Gravitation

Author:Hermann Bondi

“The kind of lecture which I have been so kindly invited to give, and which now appears in book form, gives one a rare opportunity to allow the bees in one's bonnet to buzz even more noisily than usual.”

Giving Kind Has Beens Book Form Opportunity Innovation Usual Bees Invited Lectures Buzz Bonnets Rare Opportunities

Author:Hermann Bondi

“The true contrast between science and religion is that science unites the world and makes it possible for people of widely differing backgrounds to work together and to cooperate. Religion, on the other hand, by its very claim to know “The Truth” through “revelation,” is inherently divisive and a creator of separatism and hostility.”

People Knows World Hands Together Religion Human Nature Claims Creator Backgrounds Revelations Working Together Cooperation Contrast Science And Religion Hostility

Author:Hermann Bondi

“The landscape has been so totally changed, the ways of thinking have been so deeply affected, that it is very hard to get hold of what it was like before… It is very hard to realize how total a change in outlook Isaac Newton has produced.”

Thinking Way Has Beens Hard Change Realizing Changed Landscape Affected Outlook Way Of Thinking Newton Isaac

Author:Hermann Bondi

“The scientist … must always be prepared to deal with the unknown. It is an essential part of science that you should be able to describe matters in a way where you can say something without knowing everything.”

Way Should Matter Able Deals Knowing Essentials Scientist Prepared Be Prepared Knowing Everything

Author:Hermann Bondi

“... an opportunity to allow the bees in one's bonnet to buzz even more noisily than usual.”

Opportunity Usual Bees Buzz Bonnets

Author:Hermann Bondi

“'The Last Of Us,' to me, is just amazing storytelling, because everything's from the character point of view, which even movies don't really do successfully a lot of the time.”

Character Lasts Views Point Of View Storytelling

Author:Felicia Day

“In spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change.”

Happens Painful Spite Warning Status Quo

Author:Laurence J. Peter

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