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>Faraday described some results that arose in laboratory experiments, then Maxwell explained those results using mathematics. The issue is with expecting a sin
by forgetsusername 11y ago
>Faraday described some results that arose in laboratory experiments, then Maxwell explained those results using mathematics.
The issue is with expecting a single person to be able to do both; people with incredible insight who are also great at mathematics are inherently rare. If you require the latter you're going to miss out on much of the world's stock of the former. I think the future of science rests on the coordination of both.
- lutusp 11y agoI agree completely, but by 1915, Einstein had reshaped himself into exactly the multidisciplinary person required to write the general theory. The real tragedy in science are those with only physical intuition and little mathematical foundation, like Nicola Tesla, who wasted much time on notions that flatly contradicted the mathematical underpinnings of physical theory.