What did G. H. Hardy mean by: A chess problem is simply an exercise in pure mathematics. G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England Copy
+ I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art. Author, October 1, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Art, Creativity, Mathematics, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
Asked if he believes in one G-d, a mathematician answered: “Yes, up to isomorphism”. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Humor, Mathematics, Religion, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Comparison, Creativity, Patterns, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Education, Harmless, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
+ The creative life was the only one for a serious man. Author, June 16, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Creativity, Life, Seriousness, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
+ Mathematics is not a contemplative but a creative subject. Author, July 4, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Creativity, Education, Mathematics, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
No one should ever be bored. … One can be horrified, or disgusted, but one can’t be bored. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Boredom, Disgust, Horror, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
The public does not need to be convinced that there is something in mathematics. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Appreciation, Importance, Understanding, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. François Rabelais Author · France
Real mathematics must be justified as art if it can be justified at all. G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
The highest art of the chess player lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do. Garry Kasparov Chessplayer · Russia
Chess is one of the few arts where composition takes place simultaneously with performance Garry Kasparov Chessplayer · Russia
