E. T. Bell Quotes

A collection of quotes by E. T. Bell.

E. T. Bell, whose full name was Eric Temple Bell, was a Scottish-born American mathematician and writer. He was born on February 7, 1883, and passed away on December 21, 1960. Known for his significant contributions in number theory and mathematical analysis, Bell authored several influential books, including "Men of Mathematics," which aimed to popularize mathematical concepts and the lives of renowned mathematicians. His writing and teaching career spanned several prestigious institutions, such as the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology. Bell's work continues to inspire both mathematicians and enthusiasts alike.

It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which

It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality from the other sciences.

E. T. Bell

Science

Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and g

Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.

E. T. Bell

Fitness

Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind fo

Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind for what it imagines to be certainty or finality impels it to feast upon shadows in the prevailing famine of substance.

E. T. Bell

Imagination

Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute tru

Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth.

E. T. Bell

Science