Saturday, March 15, 2008

Science v.s. Engineering

John Rogers, a professor of Materials Science in Illinois, had gave a talk on how he spinned off a company from his research. At the end of the talk, he concluded with his favorite quote regarding science and engineering. It's from the famous scientist and engineer Theodore von Kármán:

Scientists discover the world that already exists;
Engineers create a world that has never been there.


Something to think about.

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