Boulders Quote by Stanislaw Ulam

According to recent studies, at least one star out of three is multiple.

— Stanislaw Ulam

In mathematics, as in physics, so much depends on chance, on a propitious moment.

— Stanislaw Ulam

In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from…

— Stanislaw Ulam

Mathematics may be a way of developing physically, that is anatomically, new connections in the brain.

— Stanislaw Ulam

In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from…

— Stanislaw Ulam

He [John von Neumann] had the invaluable faculty of being able to take the most difficult problem and separate it into its components, whereupon…

— Stanislaw Ulam

It is still an unending source of surprise for me how a few scribbles on a blackboard or on a piece of paper can…

— Stanislaw Ulam

Mathematics is an escape from reality.

— Stanislaw Ulam

One conversation centered on the ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching…

— Stanislaw Ulam

Whatever is worth saying, can be stated in fifty words or less.

— Stanislaw Ulam

Sometimes I feel that a more rational explanation for all that has happened during my lifetime is that I am still only thirteen years…

— Stanislaw Ulam

Thinking very hard about the same problem for several hours can produce a severe fatigue, close to a breakdown. I never really experienced a…

— Stanislaw Ulam