Most mathematicians who were educated prior to the development of fast computers tend not to think of the computer as a routine tool to be used in conjunction with other older and more theoretical tools in advancing mathematical knowledge. Thus they intuitively... Knowing Machines: Essays on Technical Change - Page 180by Donald A. MacKenzie - 1998 - 338 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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...calculator than he himself can hope to be. In an expository article on their work, Appel and Haken wrote, Most mathematicians who were educated prior to the...argument contains parts that are not verifiable by hand calculations it is on rather insecure ground. There is a tendency to feel that verification of computer... | |
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