It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.


Chapter 15, Random Reflections on Mathematics and Science, p. 274 - Adventures of a Mathematician - Third Edition (1991)

Stanislaw Ulam Quotes

It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.

It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.

It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.

It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.