Michael Atiyah Quotes
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In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour. But, at night,…
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No one fully understands spinors. Their algebra is formally understood but their general significance is mysterious. In some sense they describe the 'square root' of…
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If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and you feel that…
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Everything useful in mathematics has been devised for a purpose. Even if you don't know it, the guy who did it first, he knew what…
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It is hard to communicate understanding because that is something you get by living with a problem for a long time. You study it, perhaps…
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If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great renaissance…
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I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow without hindrance in…
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