I'm told that the only difference between a mathematician and a physicist is that a mathematician thinks about mathematics and a physicist thinks about physics. And a physicist is always trying to get a mathematician to do his dirty work.
Computer architecture, game theory
A humorous quip, often recounted in scientific circles.
1940s-1950s
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