Birthdate of Hermann Weyl
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Category: Science > Math > Algebra > Group Theory
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Weyl, H.: Symmetry. |
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Quotation from Weyl’s Symmetry:
“Symmetry is a vast subject, significant in art and nature. Mathematics lies at its root, and it would be hard to find a better one on which to demonstrate the working of the mathematical intellect.”
In honor of Princeton University, of Sylvia Nasar (see entries of Nov, 6), of the Presbyterian Church (see entry of Nov. 8), and of Professor Weyl (whose work partly inspired the website Diamond Theory), this site’s background music is now Pink Floyd’s
You Crazy Diamond.” |
Updates of Friday, November 15, 2002:
In order to clarify the meaning of “Shine” and “Crazy” in the above, consult the following —
- “Shine” … The Shining, by Stephen King
- “Crazy” … The Hollow Man, by Dan Simmons
To accompany this detailed exegesis of Pink Floyd, click here for a reading by Marlon Brando.
For a related educational experience, see pages 126-127 of The Book of Sequels, by Henry Beard, Christopher Cerf, Sarah Durkee, and Sean Kelly (Random House paperback, 1990).
Speaking of sequels, be on the lookout for Annie Dillard’s sequel to Teaching a Stone to Talk, titled Teaching a Brick to Sing.