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by G. H. Hardy, 1940
Who uses, recommends or left A Mathematician's Apology, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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On his Favourite Books page, "an arbitrary subset of some of the best books I've read", listed as "A Mathematician's Apology (1940)".
This idea I learned from Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology
Footnote to 'How to Do Great Work' (dated July 2023, no day given).
2023-07-01·paulgraham.com ↗
Yes, it really appealed to me when I read it as a kid because I was interested in music, I played the trumpet, I loved doing theatre, and somehow GH Hardy in that book revealed to me how much mathematics is a creative art as much as a useful science.
Five Books interview on the beauty of maths
2014-09-26·fivebooks.com ↗
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