Quote by: Julian Coolidge

But in the present century, thanks in good part to the influence of , we have come to see that the unproved postulates with which we start are purely arbitrary. They must be consistent, they had better lead to something interesting.


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Author Bio


  • NameJulian Coolidge
  • DescriptionAmerican mathematician and a professor and chairman of the Harvard University Mathematics Department
  • BornSeptember 18, 1873
  • DiedMarch 5, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMathematician; Historian Of Mathematics
  • AwardsLegion Of Honour