Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Topic

Advance of civilization Civilization Progress

Author

Alfred North Whitehead

Source

Introduction to Mathematics

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1911 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. An Introduction to Mathematics. Henry Holt and Company/Williams and Norgate, 1911, ch. 5.

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Time
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