Book review about the "great math war". arguments about what should, and should not, be studied by math. Hilbert and Russell.
I admit I expected a discussion of things like: Littlewood vs Hardy during the world wars, ethics of logistics vs ballistics vs finance work, how much math funding comes from DoD, NSA, and governments otherwise interested in violence.
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Book review about the "great math war". arguments about what should, and should not, be studied by math. Hilbert and Russell.
I admit I expected a discussion of things like: Littlewood vs Hardy during the world wars, ethics of logistics vs ballistics vs finance work, how much math funding comes from DoD, NSA, and governments otherwise interested in violence.