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> God made the integers. All else is man made. "God made natural numbers; all else is the work of man" - Leopold Kronecker. Possibly misquoted by Raymond Ayoub
by garysweaver 13y ago
> God made the integers. All else is man made.
"God made natural numbers; all else is the work of man" - Leopold Kronecker. Possibly misquoted by Raymond Ayoub in "Musings of the Masters: An Anthology of Mathematical Reflections".
- graycat 13y agoThanks! I wanted to say natural numbers but thought that the original quote was the integers. No excuse! Should have at least tried to Google the quote instead of just typing quickly from undergraduate school memory!
- saraid216 13y agoStephen Hawking appears to disagree with garysweaver: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Created_the_Integers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Created_the_Integers Not that Hawking is intrinsically more qualified.