Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: January 15, 1900 - April 21, 1990
Birthday: January 15
Death: April 21
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.
Topics: Years, Amusement, Fifty, Theoretical, Modern History