TIL that Lewis Carroll's (author of Alice in Wonderland's) real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and he was a Professor of Mathematics at Oxford.

By figOwl559687

Sounds like it’s written from the perspective of a traditional math person who wasn’t into all the imaginary numbers and other newer stuff. I’ve also heard people say it’s basically an attack on the newer way of doing math. Not sure how true that is, but that’s the vibe I’m getting.