Thursday, July 8, 2010

Are you a wimp?

"Only wimps study the general case. Real scientists work through examples."


Beresford Parlett


This is often quoted by Sir Michael Berry FRS. Although it does not rate a mention on his interesting quotations page.


I thank Ben Powell for bringing the quote to my attention.


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