The 'real' mathematics of the 'real' mathematicians, the mathematics of Fermat and Euler and Gauss and Abel and Riemann, is almost wholly 'useless'.
—G.H. Hardy (1877 - 1947) A Mathematician's Apology (1940)—
G.H. Hardy, known for his works in number theory and mathematical analysis


United Kingdom


Mathematician;

Feb 7, 1877


Aquarius : Fire Rat


Mathematics; Useless;






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