Brian Hayes (scientist): Likeness

Brian Hayes (scientist) is American scientist, columnist and author. Explore interesting quotes on likeness.

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“I am reminded of those prodigies who spent years of their lives calculating digits of the decimal expansion of pi - a task that is now a mere warm-up exercise for computer software. I cannot help wandering which of my labors will appear equally quaint and pathetic to some future reader who ransacks libraries for old volumes like this one.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 7, On The Teeth Of Wheels, p. 138

Exercises , Appearance , Future , Help

“The condensation of all property in the hands of one individual is an economic catastrophe-something like the formation of a black hole in astrophysics. It's obviously bad news for the majority of the people, who are left penniless. But even if you happen to be the big winner, your victory may prove hollow. Although you have all the riches in the world, you can't buy a thing, because no one else has goods to sell.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 3, Follow The Money, p. 47

People , World , Victory

“I discovered that the computer is not like the violin; it doesn't take inborn genius or a lifetime of practice to get sweet music out of it.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Preface, p. x
Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008)

Music

“Fretting about a dearth of randomness seems like worrying that humanity might use up its last reserves of ignorance.”

Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 2, Random Resources, p. 23