Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Jacob T. Schwartz

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American mathematician Jacob T. Schwartz.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Jacob T. Schwartz

Jacob Theodore "Jack" Schwartz was an American mathematician, computer scientist, and professor of computer science at the New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He was the designer of the SETL programming language and started the NYU Ultracomputer project. He founded the New York University Department of Computer Science, chairing it from 1964 to 1980.

Because of mathematics precise, formal character, mathematical arguments remain sound even when they are long and complex. In contast, common sense arguments can generally be trusted only if they remain short; even moderately long nonmathematical arguments rapidly becomes farfetched an dubious.
We are hoarding potentials so great they are just about unimaginable. — © Jacob T. Schwartz
We are hoarding potentials so great they are just about unimaginable.
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