Eugene Wigner, theoretical physicist and mathematician, famously addressed the effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences in a lecture delivered at NYU on May 11, 1959. The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) recently held their spring 2015 essay contest on the same topic.
According to Wikipedia, there are three main responses to Wigner’s lecture:
Richard Hamming, applied mathematician and a founder of computer science, extended Wigner’s arguments. But finally, he considered the...
Published on June 17, 2015 20:06