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Graham Sutton Quotes

1903–1977 Wales

Sir (Oliver) Graham Sutton (4 February 1903 – 26 May 1977) was a British mathematician and meteorologist. He wrote under the name "O.G.

Wales
Mathematicians

Also known as: Sir (Oliver) Graham Sutton

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A technique succeeds in mathematical physics, not by a clever trick, or a happy accident, but because it expresses some aspect of a physical truth.

Mathematics in Action (1954)

Mathematics, like music and poetry, is a creation of the mind; … the primary task of the mathematician, like that of any other artist, is to extend man's mental horizon by representation and interpretation.

Mathematics in Action (1954)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Graham Sutton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.