"As the story goes, Albert Einstein's wife Elsa remarked, upon hearing that a telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory was needed to determine the shape of space time. 'Oh my, my husband does that on the back of an old envelope.'" - Edward Frenkel Love & Math
Think many people confuse mathematicians with modern magicians because everything is algorithms these days but very few understand how math is used in the modern world.
Only about a fifth into the book but enjoying it so far.
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