Wayne Brown wrote:

"It is not possible to justify the life of any genuine professional mathematician on the ground of the 'utility' of his work."

In some cases it took decades if not generations before an application
was found for a mathematical work. Case in point, fractals. It required
the computer to make fractals practical. (Say that five times, fast) :-)


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