Marcus du Sautoy Quotes
- But actually a code is a language for translating one thing into another. And mathematics is the language of science. My big thesis is that…
- The power of mathematics is often to change one thing into another, to change geometry into language.
- Mathematics has beauty and romance. It's not a boring place to be, the mathematical world. It's an extraordinary place; it's worth spending time there.
- Primes are the atoms of the arithmetic - the hydrogen and oxygen of the world of numbers
- The best mobile phone had the best mathematician. They know how to fit a huge amount of data into a small amount of space. How…
- The stage is like a laboratory where you can run theatrical experiments, imposing interesting conditions on the cast or story and seeing how they pan…
- My big thesis is that although the world looks messy and chaotic, if you translate it into the world of numbers and shapes, patterns emerge…
- Artists realise that mathematicians have a way of looking at the world that can make them see things differently.
- We need scientists and mathematicians explaining why they are excited about their subjects but also why they are important for solving social problems, informing political…
- I think my primary audience is in some sense an adult audience, because I think that will then have a knock-on effect for children.
- Rather than opera, football is more like ballet or a chess game. You can really see it in a team like Arsenal, especially when Dennis…