Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Marston Morse

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American mathematician Marston Morse.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory. The Morse–Palais lemma, one of the key results in Morse theory, is named after him, as is the Thue–Morse sequence, an infinite binary sequence with many applications. In 1933 he was awarded the Bôcher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis.

American - Mathematician | March 24, 1892 - June 22, 1977

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But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched by the same madness and genius.

Marston Morse

Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious recognition of beauty must play an important part. Out of an infinity of designs a mathematician chooses one pattern for beauty's sake and pulls it down to earth.

Marston Morse

I work in celestial mechanics, but I am not interested in getting to the moon.

Marston Morse

But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.

Marston Morse