How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments.
-- David Hilbert
   
David Hilbert   Name:
David Hilbert
Type:
Mathematician
Nationality:
German
Birth:
January 23, 1862
Death:
February 14, 1943
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