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Quotation by Salomon Bochner:

Mathematics is a form of poetry which transcends poetry in that it proclaims a truth; a form of reasoning which transcends reasoning in that it wants to bring about the truth it proclaims; a form of action, of ritual behavior, which does not find fulfillment in the act but must proclaim and elaborate a poetic form of truth.

Salomon Bochner     (more by this author)

1899-1982 (Age at death: 83 approx.)

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Bochner

Country: United States

Type: Prose
Context: Book
Context Details: See: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Day_files/Now.html
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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)
 
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