"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas"
- Albert Einstein
About this Quote
In this quote, Albert Einstein explains pure maths as a kind of verse that discovers and also reveals logical suggestions. He is suggesting that equally as poetry is a means of revealing feelings and concepts through language, pure math is a method of revealing rational principles with numerical connections as well as solutions. Einstein saw pure maths as a creative search, needing creative imagination and also instinct much like poetry. By comparing maths to verse, Einstein highlights the appeal of mathematical idea and also its capability to motivate marvel and also recognition in the same way that great works of literary works and art can.
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