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Re:The Wolfram Physics Project by 89u034q5t on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @01:26PM (#22868747)
What if sometimes reinventing the wheel is in fact the efficient procedure and "humility" has nothing to do with it? Simultaneous discoveries and rediscoveries are something rather common. Rather than getting familiarized with some literature and, consequently, getting also tangled with the problems peculiar to how the literature has developed, maybe a fresh start from a different approach is sometimes preferable.

What specific literature are you referring to?

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Re:The Wolfram Physics Project by philipov on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @01:47PM (#22869029)
Yes, for example, it took Lagrange reinventing classical mechanics using the principle of least action to put physics in a spot where quantum mechanics and general relativity could be seen.
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Re:The Wolfram Physics Project by Koshkin on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:57PM (#22870682)
To be fair, both quantum mechanics and general relativity were first "seen" without the aid of the Lagrangian. (Not to dismiss its role in later developments.)
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