Peter John Hilton (7 April 1923 – 6 November 2010) was a British mathematician, noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and for code-breaking during the Second World War.
It is a wry commentary on the value-system in the United States that one speaks there of "teacher training" and "driver education. "
Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education.
Computation involves going from a question to an answer. Mathematics involves going from an answer to a question.
Mathematics should be fun.
Mathematics is for lazy people.
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than the buzz bombs and the rockets that Werner von Braun designed for a German victory, a weapon absolutely decisive, in the judgement of many, in winning the war for the Allies.
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