Wigner's 'Unreasonable Effectiveness' in Context

The Mathematical Intelligencer 39:64–71 (2017)
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Die Philosophie der Mathematik in der Gegenwart.Walter Dubislav - 1934 - Berlin,: Junker und Dünnhaupt.

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