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388 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
Then I was introduced to Einstein himself and noticed his rather peculiar English. He would say: "He is a very good formula," pointing at something on the blackboard! (p.71)
It is a truism to say that there is a clarity to French which is not there in other tongues, and I suppose this makes a difference in the mathematical and scientific literature. Thoughts are steered in different ways. In French generalizations come to my mind and stimulate me toward conciseness and simplification. In English one sees the practical sense; German tends to make one go for a depth which is not always there. (p.275)
I am turned off when I see only formulas and symbols, and little text. It is too laborious for me to look at such pages not knowing what to concentrate on. I wonder how many other mathematicians really read them in detail and enjoy them. (p.275)