“There would be brief spurts of conversation, a few lines would be written on the table, occasional laughter would come from some of the participants, followed by long periods of silence during which we just drank coffee and stared vacantly… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image
“I remember what seemed to me a bright remark he made after a month's stay in England about the difference between Polish and English "intellectual" conversations. He said that in Poland people talked foolishly about important things, and in England… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image
“Some could say it is the external world which has molded our thinking-that is, the operation of the human brain-into what is now called… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image
“There would be brief spurts of conversation, a few lines would be written on the table, occasional laughter would come from some of the… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image
“I remember what seemed to me a bright remark he made after a month's stay in England about the difference between Polish and English… — Stanislaw M. Ulam Copy Share Image