The problem “What is 1+1” was posed to a mathematician, an engineer and an accountant. The mathematician took out 5 sheets of paper and using induction and Zorn’s lemma, among other things, answered, “It’s 2.” The engineer took out a sheet of paper and after a few scribbles answered, “It is approximately 2.1”. The accountant replied, “What do you want it to be?”

The problem “What is 1+1” was posed to a mathematician, an engineer and an accountant.

The mathematician took out 5 sheets of paper and using induction and Zorn’s lemma, among other things, answered, “It’s 2.”

The engineer took out a sheet of paper and after a few scribbles answered, “It is approximately 2.1”.

The accountant replied, “What do you want it to be?”

~Dr. Russell Brown