David Mumford

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[Wikipedia] David Bryant Mumford is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry and then for research into vision and pattern theory. He won the Fields Medal and was a MacArthur Fellow. In 2010 he was awarded the National Medal of Science. He is currently a University Professor Emeritus i

Quotes by David Mumford

I am accustomed, as a professional mathematician, to living in a sort of vacuum, surrounded by people who declare with an odd…

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Accustomed

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My own view is that no major advance was ever found as a result of a committee's recommendation... We should be honest…

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Agency

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I think that mathematics can benefit by acknowledging that the creation of good models is just as important as proving deep theorems.

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Benefits

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Images of the world are Renormalization Group fixed points.

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Fixed

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Algebraic geometry seems to have acquired the reputation of being esoteric, exclusive, and very abstract, with adherents who are secretly plotting to…

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Abstract