“'You might think of combinatorics as a machine too', the major says. 'A different sort of machine, though. Have you heard of Babbage's analytic engine? He never built it. ... I have an analytic machine of my own-right here.' He taps his own skull.” ThinkingDifferentMightScienceMy OwnHeardMajorsBuiltMachinesMathematicsEnginesSkullsAnalytics Author:David Leavitt
“My life may be encapsulated by one of Graham Greene's "entertainments" titles: 'Loser Takes All'. Since I was thrown out of highschool for political reasons, I was free to study on my own and develop my own ways of thinking.” ThinkingWayMayReasonSciencePoliticalMy OwnStudyMathematicsEntertainmentTitlesThrownLoserWay Of Thinking Author:Israel Gelfand
“Is my understanding only blindness to my own lack of understanding? It often seems so to me.” SeemsScienceUnderstandingMy OwnMathematicsBlindnessLack Of Understanding Book:On Certainty Source: On Certainty