Top 6 Michael Atiyah Quotes
#1. Any good theorem should have several proofs, the more the better
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#2. I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow without hindrance in their natural course.
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#4. The aim of mathematics is to explain as much as possible in simple terms.
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#5. No one fully understands spinors. Their algebra is formally understood but their general significance is mysterious. In some sense they describe the 'square root' of geometry and, just as understanding the square root of -1 took centuries, the same might be true of spinors.
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#6. There is no clear-cut distinction between example and theory
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