Neither you nor I nor anybody else knows what makes a mathematician tick. It is not a question of cleverness. I know many mathematicians who are far abler than I am, but they have not been so lucky. An illustration… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
All I remember about the examination is that there was a question on Sturm's theorem about equations, which I could not do then and… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
There are two reasons why I propose to make myself thoroughly and unashamedly happy by talking about myself. The first is that on several… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
Mathematical study and research are very suggestive of mountaineering. Whymper made several efforts before he climbed the Matterhorn in the 1860's and even then… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
When I was at Manchester, where there was a modern swimming pool, I was looked on as a great man, not for so trivial… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
Neither you nor I nor anybody else knows what makes a mathematician tick. It is not a question of cleverness. I know many mathematicians… — Louis J. Mordell Copy Share Image
