From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: the 'science' in computer science In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:43:15 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: b4ccb718-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, andrey mirtchovski wrote: > On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Boyd Roberts wrote: > > > nonsense. physics is a science. i can predict things with it. > > > > the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics guarantees that there is some > space left for art in physics :) Ignorance is not art. But I suspect that Godel's Incompleteness Theorem is a bigger factor. Computer Science is like Physics, applied mathematics to observable phenomenon (where the 'science' comes from). When you 'apply' either you get a 'technology'. So consider them 'applied theory'. 'Engineering' is applying such an applied theory to real world problems, applied applied theory. -- ____________________________________________________________________ "...where annual election ends, tyranny begins;" Thomas Jefferson & Samuel Adams The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------