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William Thurston "On proof and progress in mathematics"
Manage episode 295609871 series 2903906
In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importance of seeing mathematicians' progress and contributions much broader than just in proving new theorems.
William Thurston on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thurston
Cover photo: from this Wikipedia page
The full essay: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9404236.pdf
Thurston's lecture "Knots to Narnia": https://youtu.be/IKSrBt2kFD4
Thurston's answer on MathOverflow about contributions in mathematics: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do/44213#44213
25 episodes
Manage episode 295609871 series 2903906
In this [episode], I read a piece from Thurston's essay "On proof and progress in mathematics", where he reflects on the importance of seeing mathematicians' progress and contributions much broader than just in proving new theorems.
William Thurston on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thurston
Cover photo: from this Wikipedia page
The full essay: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9404236.pdf
Thurston's lecture "Knots to Narnia": https://youtu.be/IKSrBt2kFD4
Thurston's answer on MathOverflow about contributions in mathematics: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do/44213#44213
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