7 ideas
22026 | Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis] |
3340 | Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers [Neumann, by Blackburn] |
3355 | Von Neumann wanted mathematical functions to replace sets [Neumann, by Benardete,JA] |
22716 | Von Neumann defined ordinals as the set of all smaller ordinals [Neumann, by Poundstone] |
22363 | You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin] |
19591 | Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis] |
20644 | Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin] |