# Civilization Advances by Extending the Number of Important Operations Which We Can Perform Without Thinking About Them by Alfred North Whitehead > "Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." > **— Alfred North Whitehead**, *1911, An Introduction to Mathematics* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: An Introduction to Mathematics, 1911. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [An Introduction to Mathematics](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cybernetics|Cybernetics]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." — Alfred North Whitehead, 1911, An Introduction to Mathematics https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alfred-whitehead-civilization-advances-extending-number-important ```