“But here, Ms. Pelletier, is the thing. Without infinitesimals, the calculus as we know and love it simply wouldn't exist. It is these nearly-zero, sort-of-zero, sometimes-zero quantities that allow us to understand the world. Something which seems to be nearly… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
“I feel like our whole friendship was a lie. She's probably the only person I've ever really opened up to, and the whole time… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
“Do you know why I love mathematics?" "Because it blew your mind for free when you couldn't get drugs?" Eccles snorted in surprise. "Well,… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
“And sometimes I sit there late at night or early in the morning, and I think about the vastness of the ocean, of the… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
“But here, Ms. Pelletier, is the thing. Without infinitesimals, the calculus as we know and love it simply wouldn't exist. It is these nearly-zero,… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
“if you wait for everyone else to do the right thing before you do the right thing, then you'll never do what's right. You… — Brendan Halpin Copy Share Image
