William Thurston: Humanity

William Thurston was mathematician. Explore interesting quotes on humanity.

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“People can be fooled into thinking of mathematics as logical, formal, symbolic reasoning. But this is far from reality...computers are far better at formal computation and formal reasoning, but humans are far better mathematicians.”

William Thurston

Foreword to Teichmüller Theory

“The most important thing about mathematics is how it resides in the human brain.”

William Thurston

Foreword to Teichmüller Theory

“Mathematics is primarily a tool for human thought.”

William Thurston

Foreword to Teichmüller Theory