A Quote by Carl Friedrich Gauss

Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

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Science Celebrated Dignity Elegant Every Explored Further Itself Means Possible Problem Require Seems Solution

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Carl Friedrich Gauss
German - Mathematician
April 30, 1777 - February 23, 1855

The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic. It has engaged the industry and wisdom of ancient and modern geometers to such an extent that it would be superfluous to discuss the problem at length. ... Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

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For every problem, there exists a simple and elegant solution which is absolutely wrong.

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Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution.

Edward Somers

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