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David Hilbert

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German mathematician​·​1862–1943

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  1. September 8, 1930​·​“We Must Know. We Will Know.”
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    Every question of mathematics can be answered: there is no “we will not know.” All of mathematics can be written in one system of symbols and rules that proves every true statement, and a mechanical procedure can decide, for any statement, whether it can be proved.