Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns, stars and stairs, with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans just like chisels and hammers and pieces of music? Or is mathematics discovered—always out there, somewhere, like mysterious islands waiting to be found? Whatever mathematics is will help define reality itself.
David Gross – Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
David Gross is a theoretical physicist and string theorist. He was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom.
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