Think about substituting 'J Programming' for 'mathematics' in Barrow's GREAT von Neumann quote. Now think about substituting it for 'life'. No, none of us would do the latter!
Kip Murray R.E. Boss wrote: > Another one: 100 Essential Things You Didn'T Know You Didn'T Know, John D. > Barrow. > > This quote already makes it a must read: > 'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because > they do not realize how complicated life is' - John von Neumann. > > > Or, from the same author: The Infinite Book, A Short Guide To The Boundless, > Timeless And Endless > > > R.E. Boss > > >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens >> Ian Gorse >> Verzonden: zaterdag 13 maart 2010 16:59 >> Aan: [email protected] >> Onderwerp: [Jchat] The music of the primes by Marcus du Sautoy >> >> Hi list, >> >> Has anyone else read this... ? >> >> The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters >> by Marcus du Sautoy >> >> I found the book extremely fascinating and have immediately started to re- >> read it again after finishing it. >> >> The book is basically a mathematical history novel on famous >> mathematicians on who has studied the prime numbers and their success and >> fails. >> The book focuses on the Riemann hypothesis but it talks about various >> other famous mathematical discoveries regarding Number Theory. Its a very >> easy read and as someone who is not mathematically inclined, I found it a >> joy to continue to the next page. >> >> I think most of the J community would find it interesting if you haven't >> read it before. >> >> I am just wondering if anyone has any recommended books similar to the >> writing of The Music of the Primes? I am definitely going to look into >> more work from Marcus du Sautoy. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
