I always want to try to understand why things work. I’m not interested in getting a formula without knowing what it means.
Michael Atiyah
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Michael Atiyah’s Imaginative State of Mind, interview with Siobhan Roberts, Quanta Magazine, March 3, 2016; Two consecutive complete sentences opening his final answer about the question guiding his work. Original interview closing answer and introduction checked; 22 words. Not a quotation attribute
- Michael Atiyah’s Imaginative State of Mind, interview with Siobhan Roberts, Quanta Magazine, March 3, 2016
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