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I don't have as many examples but here is one. Galileo discovered his principle by conducting very simple experiments with no special tools or a lot of data col

I don't have as many examples but here is one. Galileo discovered his principle by conducting very simple experiments with no special tools or a lot of data collection. How do you find the relevant data or build relevant tools if you don't have a clue about what you are supposed to discover? What computer vision needs is mathematics, in my opinion. And math has nothing to do with "data collection and tool-building". It is entirely about understanding. The link provides a good example of how people try to solve problems without any understanding. They don't know how the brain operates, yet they build its "model". And then they expect this model to solve the problem for them...

mnemonicsloth 19y ago
How can you say Galileo didn't use tools? He invented the telescope fer God's sake. He timed the descent of falling objects by hiring musicians to keep a beat (no watches). When he couldn't time things, he built ramps and arches to compare things side by side. Much of his machinery was didactic because he often needed to demonstrate his ideas to the courtiers who supported him. We credit him with the invention of the experimental method today because described them in language reminiscent of geometric proofs. I agree with you about the CV thing, though. We should talk sometime...
- pg 19y ago
  Yeah, Galileo is a particularly bad example. I believe he had a professional instrument maker working for him full-time. Newton would illustrate the point better. Galileo didn't invent the telescope, though. What he did do first is use telescopes for astronomy.