Miscellaneous LinksOther places to find mePast pages on my siteExternal pagesGood, short papersQuotes“Last time I asked: ‘What does mathematics mean to you?’, and some people answered: ‘The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures.’ And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: ‘The manipulation of notes?’ ” “There was a footpath leading across fields to New Southgate, and I used to go there alone to watch the sunset and contemplate suicide. I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics.” “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” |