The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colors or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.

G.H. Hardy

A Mathematician's Apology

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Mathematics

Author

G.H. Hardy

Source

A Mathematician's Apology

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Mathematician

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Citation

Hardy, G. H. A Mathematician's Apology. Cambridge University Press, 1940.

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