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Johann von Neumann
American (Hungarian-born) computer scientist, mathematician
| “ | In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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| “ | The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work. | ” |
| “ | You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right? Please wait until I am wrong.
on being phoned at 10:00 AM | ” |
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