"i like you" notes.......

[thoreau]

Sent to me by David this morning:

From Hilbert by Constance Reid - a biography about famous mathematician David Hilbert (pictured right),

"It seems that there was a mathematician who had become a novelist. 'Why did he do that?' people in Göttingen marvelled. 'How can a man who was a mathematician write novels?'

'But that is completely simple,' Hilbert said. 'He did not have enough imagination for mathematics, but he had enough for novels.' "

That is the loveliest yet simultaneously geekiest 'i like you' note I've ever received.

WOOT!

Comments

[bibliocub.livejournal.com]

Being a science geek myself, I think that was the sweetest/snarkiest "I like you" message I have ever seen. As so perfect for you two!

[eric-mathgeek.livejournal.com]

HEE! I have that very photo as one of my revolving "wallpaper" pics.

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Sweet! To the power of two.

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

This is uber-cute (and smart).

You and David together are, too. :)

[nu-romantic.livejournal.com]

Cute. I think this one's a keeper <3

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

One of my favorites novelists is a physicist named Alan Lightman. He wrote a small novel called "Einstein's Dreams" which is single most lyrically beautiful book I have ever read.

I like the notion of not being creative enough to be a mathemetician, but enought to be a novelist. I wonder if that applies to Lightman and physics.