Could someone please explain this quote? I don't really understand it. Thanks.
2007-03-06 16:50:09 · 3 answers · asked by Pistonhead 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Louis Pasteur once said, "There is no such thing as applied science, only applications of science." [Il n'existe pas de sciences appliquées, mais seulement des applications de la science.]
He is referring to the foundation of all science: theory, proven by experimental means in the practice of pure science.
"Some people affirm that science is limited to the theoretical field and that there is no such thing as an applied science but only applications of science." Wilhelm Feld
This was on the web:
Paraphrasing, we might say, "There is no such thing as alternative medicine, only medicine with various alternatives."
2007-03-08 03:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that scientific data can only be proven when applied.
2007-03-07 01:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-06 16:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by hrihugh o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋