Quote by Leopold Kronecker Download Open image “God made the integers; all else is the work of man.” — Leopold Kronecker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
The pretence that numbers are not the humble creation of man, but are the exacting language of the Universe and therefore possess the secret… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
The series of integers is obviously an invention of the human mind, a self-created tool which simplifies the ordering of certain sensory experiences. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
God has given us the fascination and mystery of irrational numbers, as one aspect of a rich world — Vern Poythress Copy Share Image
Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gatt gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk. The dear God has made the whole numbers, all the rest is… — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image
Analysis does not owe its really significant successes of the last century to any mysterious use of sqrt(-1), but to the quite natural circumstances… — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image
Definitions must contain the means of reaching a decision in a finite number off steps, and existence proofs must be conducted so that the… — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image
Number theorists are like lotus-eaters -- having once tasted of this food they can never give it up. — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image
What good your beautiful proof on the transcendence of Pi: Why investigate such problems, given that irrational numbers do not even exist? — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image
All results of the profoundest mathematical investigation must ultimately be expressible in the simple form of properties of the integers. — Leopold Kronecker Copy Share Image