"The switch from 'steam engines' to 'heat engines' signals the transition from engineering practice to theoretical science."

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Source : Hans Christian Von Baeyer (2004). “Information: The New Language of Science”, p.154, Harvard University Press

Hans Christian von Baeyer

#Engineering Quotes #Practice Quotes #Transition Quotes

“Okay," I said. "I'd hoped to avoid this, but... Bill, I rescind your invitation into my house." Bill began walking backward to the door, a helpless look on his face, and my brush still in his hand. Eric grinned at him triumphantly. "Eric," I said, and his smile faded. "I rescind your invitation into my house." And backward he went, out my door and off my porch. The door slammed shut behind (or maybe in front of?) them.”
“I always go for simplicity.”
“A lot of people say it's cathartic to cook, and I'm like, 'How is it cathartic washing all these dishes?'”
“Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.”
“I don't necessarily wait for that massive leading role. I want to keep the juices flowing.”
“To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.”
“The cancer doesn't bother me. I have great faith that the technology will beat it.”
“I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent.”

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