# Quote — Stephen W. Hawking, God Created the Integers

> Mathematics is more than a tool and language for science. It is also an end in itself, and as such, it has, over the centuries, affected our worldview in its own right.

- Author: [Stephen W. Hawking](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephen-w-hawking.md)
- Book: [God Created the Integers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephen-w-hawking/god-created-the-integers.md)
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