In the history of mathematics, the "how" always preceded the "why," the technique of the subject preceded its philosophy.


Number: The Language of Science (1930)

Tobias Dantzig Quotes

In the history of mathematics, the how always preceded the why, the technique of the subject preceded its philosophy.

In the history of mathematics, the how always preceded the why, the technique of the subject preceded its philosophy.

In the history of mathematics, the how always preceded the why, the technique of the subject preceded its philosophy.

In the history of mathematics, the how always preceded the why, the technique of the subject preceded its philosophy.