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What is often called pure math, which is maths developed for interests only, suddenly finds applications in remarkable ways and leads to whole new technologies. Google was invented by two mathematicians who are now very wealthy. Let that be a lesson to us all.

— Christopher Budd Math Encounters (2017)

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Math is also developed by curiosity, and just pure abstract reasoning as well, so there's lots of ways it works.

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Why is America such a powerful nation? Because you could reliably sail your ships to Europe and sell all your stuff, and that reliability came from navigation, and that navigation relied on math.

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I'm going to show a picture of a mathematician... that has changed your life profoundly more than anyone I could possibly think of.

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