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> “Using a term like nonlinear science is like referring to the bulk of zoology as the study of non-elephant animals.” Gotta remember that one. Even though it
by AlbertCory 3y ago
> “Using a term like nonlinear science is like referring to the bulk of zoology as the study of non-elephant animals.”
Gotta remember that one. Even though it wasn't JvN.
- pfdietz 3y agoThe JvN quote I remember is from Ulam. In this story, Ulam and vN are at seminar, watching a presentation where the speaker has put up a cloud of data points on a slide and has, with great hope, stated they fall on a line. JvN leans over to Ulam and whispers, "well, at least they lie on a plane."