We are told such a number as the square root of 2 worried Pythagoras and his school almost to exhaustion. Being used to such queer numbers from early childhood, we must be careful not to form a low idea of the mathematical intuition of these ancient sages; their worry was highly credible.
— Erwin Schrodinger Modern

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Reflecting on historical mathematical discoveries and their initial reception.

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Mid 20th century

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Humorous

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https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Quotations/Schrodinger.html

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