Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Peter Hilton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British mathematician Peter Hilton.

Last updated on November 21, 2024.

Peter John Hilton was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during World War II.

British - Mathematician | April 27, 1923 - November 6, 2010

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Mathematics is for lazy people.

Peter Hilton

Computation involves going from a question to an answer. Mathematics involves going from an answer to a question.

Peter Hilton

Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education.

Peter Hilton

No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than the buzz bombs and the rockets that Werner von Braun designed for a German victory, a weapon absolutely decisive, in the judgement of many, in winning the war for the Allies.

Peter Hilton

It is a wry commentary on the value-system in the United States that one speaks there of "teacher training" and "driver education."

Peter Hilton

Mathematics should be fun.

Peter Hilton