David Hilbert (23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician.
He is recognized as one of the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and earl...
One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it. David Hilbert
One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it.
No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us. David Hilbert
No one shall expel us from the paradise that Cantor has created for us.
The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality. David Hilbert
The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street. David Hilbert
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street.
He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain. David Hilbert
He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain.
If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven? David Hilbert
If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven?
If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology. David Hilbert
If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology.
Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country. David Hilbert
Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.
Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper. David Hilbert
Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper.
The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man. David Hilbert
The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man.
Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen. David Hilbert
Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen.
Mathematical science is in my opinion an indivisible whole, an organism whose vitality is conditioned upon the connection of its parts. David Hilbert
Mathematical science is in my opinion an indivisible whole, an organism whose vitality is conditioned upon the connection of its parts.