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Letter to Helmut Hasse (April 14, 1932) as quoted by Peter Roquette, "Emmy Noether and Hermann Weyl" (Jan. 28, 2008) extended manuscript of a talk presented at the Hermann Weyl conference in Bielefeld, September 10, 2006.

Ich habe das symbolische Rechnen mit Stumpf und Stil verlernt.
I have completely forgotten the symbolic calculus.

— Emmy Noether

What It Means

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I have completely forgotten the symbolic calculus." in the context of "Letter to Helmut Hasse (April 14, 1932) as quoted by Peter Roquette, "Emmy Noether and Hermann Weyl" (Jan. 28, 2008) extended manuscript of a talk presented at the Hermann Weyl conference in Bielefeld, September 10, 2006." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Emmy Noether

About Emmy Noether

Amalie Emmy Noether (March 23, 1882 – April 14, 1935) was a German mathematician known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics.