“It is shocking that young people should be addling their brains over mere logical subtleties in Euclid's Elements, trying to understand the proof of one obvious fact in terms of something equally .. obvious.” PeopleShouldTryingFactsYoungScienceTermBrainElementsMathematicsMereObviousProofLogicalShockingSubtletyEuclid Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Now, in the development of our knowledge of the workings of Nature out of the tremendously complex assemblage of phenomena presented to the scientific inquirer, mathematics plays in some respects a very limited, in others a very important part. As regards the limitations, it is merely necessary to refer to the sciences connected with living matter, and to the ologies generally, to see that the facts and their connections are too indistinctly known to render mathematical analysis practicable, to say nothing of the complexity.” ImportantMatterPlayFactsScienceNatureKnownKnowledgeDevelopmentConnectionsRegardMathematicsComplexesConnectedMathematicalLimitationAnalysisComplexityAssemblageInquirersMathematical Analysis Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Theory is the essence of facts. Without theory scientific knowledge would be only worthy of the madhouse.” KnowsFactsWould BeScienceKnowledgeTheoryEssenceAccountsWorthyScientific KnowledgeMadhouses Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Facts are of not much use, considered as facts. They bewilder by their number and their apparent incoherency. Let them be digested into theory, however, and brought into mutual harmony, and it is another matter.” MatterFactsUseScienceNumbersTheoryHarmonyMutual Author:Oliver Heaviside
“Ohm (a distinguished mathematician, be it noted) brought into order a host of puzzling facts connecting electromotive force and electric current in conductors, which all previous electricians had only succeeded in loosely binding together qualitatively under some rather vague statements. Even as late as 20 years ago, "quantity" and "tension" were much used by men who did not fully appreciate Ohm's law.” MenYearsFactsTogetherLawScienceUsedOrderForceLateYears AgoAppreciateDifficultyCurrentsStatementsTensionHostQuantityElectricMathematicianVagueConnectingDistinguishedBindingConductorPuzzlingElectricianElectric Current Author:Oliver Heaviside
