What Came First, Math or Computing? – Communications of the ACM
Some of the data collected by this provider is for the purposes of personalization and measuring advertising effectiveness. Some of the data collected by this provider is for the purposes of personalization and measuring advertising effectiveness. Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing. One of the most fundamental conundrums in the philosophy of mathematics is the question of whether mathematics was discovered by humans or invented by them. One of the most fundamental conundrums in the philosophy of mathematics is the question of whether mathematics was discovered by humans or invented by them. On one hand, it seems hard to argue that highly sophisticated mathematical objects, such as inaccessible cardinals, were discovered. On the other hand, as Albert Einstein asked, “How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought, w
Explore this link on the map →