Generations Quote by Jim Propp

In most sciences one generation tears down what another has built and what one has established another undoes. In mathematics alone each generations adds…

— Hermann Hankel

I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress.

— Maryam Mirzakhani

How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler…

— David Hilbert

In mathematics alone each generations adds a new story to the old structure.

— Hermann Hankel

“A key ingredient in appreciating what mathematics is about is to realize that it is concerned with ideas, understanding, and communication more than it…

— G. Arnell Williams

The idea here, of course, is, you know, mathematics is the language of science, it's the way that we understand the natural world. And…

— Anya Kamenetz

Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view.…

— Daniel Tammet

“Why “The New Math” when it is primarily a book dealing with social issues? Things add up eventually which is why “The New Math”.…

— Thee Ace Man

These days people are much more aware that mathematics is a communal endeavor: even the most brilliant idea gets meaning only from its relation…

— Dusa McDuff

Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas.

— Ivars Peterson

Who of us would not be glad to lift the veil behind which the future lies hidden; to cast a glance at the next…

— David Hilbert

Mathematics may, like poetry or music, "promote and sustain a lofty habit of mind."

— G. H. Hardy