Bott is often quoted as saying "Evrey mathematician has a secret weapon. Mine is Morse theory." Every time I see his name I've tried to look up a source. Fin

Bott is often quoted as saying "Evrey mathematician has a secret weapon. Mine is Morse theory." Every time I see his name I've tried to look up a source. Finally found one: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/100316/raoul-botts-quote-on-morse-theory-cited-by-bestvina-and-kahle-where-is-it-from https://mathoverflow.net/questions/100316/raoul-botts-quote-... Anyway if you enjoyed this you might also enjoy https://www.numdam.org/item/10.1007/BF02698544.pdf https://www.numdam.org/item/10.1007/BF02698544.pdf