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Ah, mathematics. Most of it is absolutely useless, and yet, Physics and engineering won't stop finding new applications for the most abstract mathematical conce
by fchollet 13y ago
Ah, mathematics. Most of it is absolutely useless, and yet, Physics and engineering won't stop finding new applications for the most abstract mathematical concepts. Modern physics would have been impossible to develop without the useless math concepts invented throughout the 19th century.
- exDM69 13y ago> Modern physics would have been impossible to develop without the useless math concepts invented throughout the 19th century. Case in point: imaginary numbers were "discovered" in the 16th century and were widely considered to be "useless" by contemporary mathematicians and scientists. However, in the 19th century it was realized that complex arithmetic is perfect for analyzing steady state alternating current circuits.