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There are many widespread misconceptions, even among the best
educated individuals, about the way mathematicians work and think.
I will discuss the various types of thinking and activity associated
with Experimental Science, Theoretical Science, Pure Mathematics,
Applied Mathematics and Experimental Pure Mathematics.
I plan to give examples which I hope
will help to clarify the situation for a general non-mathematical
audience. In particular I will discuss the role of the computer,
in the past, now, and in the future.
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