David Orrell: Quotes about mathematics

David Orrell is Canadian mathematician. Explore interesting quotes on mathematics.

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“Money, having freed itself from the physical universe, has become number itself, and finance a strange form of mathematical alchemy.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 3, One Versus Plurality, p. 89

“The strength of capitalism does not lie in the neoclassical idea of stability, but in its ability to unleash this creative energy. like a chaotic mathematical system, it is capable of producing surprise.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 6, At Rest Versus In Motion, p. 194

“Mathematics was not just about keeping track of were the moon was going, but also where the money was going.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 1, Limited Versus Unlimited, p. 30