I was still very hopeful that much work lay ahead of me. Perhaps because much of what I had worked on or thought about had not yet been put into writing, I felt I still had things in reserve. Given… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
According to recent studies, at least one star out of three is multiple. — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
In mathematics, as in physics, so much depends on chance, on a propitious moment. — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Mathematics may be a way of developing physically, that is anatomically, new connections in the brain. — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
He [John von Neumann] had the invaluable faculty of being able to take the most difficult problem and separate it into its components, whereupon… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
It is still an unending source of surprise for me how a few scribbles on a blackboard or on a piece of paper can… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
One conversation centered on the ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel that a more rational explanation for all that has happened during my lifetime is that I am still only thirteen years… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Thinking very hard about the same problem for several hours can produce a severe fatigue, close to a breakdown. I never really experienced a… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
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