Carl Friedrich Gauss

Mathematics German 1777 – 1855 377 quotes

Prince of mathematicians, contributed to virtually every field

Quotes by Carl Friedrich Gauss

The cyclotomic field is rich in structure.

Disquisitiones 1801

Life's puzzles are mathematical at core.

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I jest that primes are the atoms of numbers.

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The Weierstrass sigma function extends my work.

Correspondence 1840

In the quiet of Gottingen, ideas flow.

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The total curvature of a surface is 4pi.

Theorem 1827

Beauty and truth coincide in math.

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The journey to a theorem is as important as the result.

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My speech at the academy praised Euler's genius.

Speech excerpt 1807

The infinite is tamed by limits.

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A comeback to a student: Calculate harder!

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The Jacobi theta function is elegant.

Work 1829

Family and math are my anchors.

Letter

The prime number theorem was beyond my time.

Letter to Encke 1849

Wisdom is in the application of knowledge.

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The Gauss-Bonnet theorem links geometry and topology.

General remarks on curved surfaces 1848

Art inspires my mathematical creativity.

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The zeta function at s=1 diverges logarithmically.

Work 1850

In illness, math provides comfort.

Personal note 1855

Humor: Integrals are like taxes, inevitable.

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