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

Alfred North Whitehead

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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

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Citation

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

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Rhythm of life Facing death

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Alan Seeger
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I Have a Rendezvous with Death
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Language
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Time
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We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger,
We the youthful sinewy races, all the rest on us depend,
Pioneers! O pioneers!

Walt Whitman

Pioneers! O Pioneers!

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Walt Whitman
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Pioneers! O Pioneers! Leaves of Grass
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Whitman, Walt. "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" Leaves of Grass. New York: Self-published, 1867, st. 2. Originally published in Drum-Taps. New York: Peter Eckler, 1865, st. 2.