Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit...
by return0 on Monday May 04, 2015 @04:53PM
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can you give an example of any problem in science (not engineering) that is definitely solved?
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Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit...
by tormeh on Monday May 04, 2015 @05:14PM
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All that is known in the entire field of mathematics. But yeah, mostly just mathematics. I think sorting algorithms is a solved problem, but you can say that's just math as well.
Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit...
by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @04:21AM
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Even math systems are engineered somewhat: we can always invent a new and better math. It has happened a few times in history.
Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit...
by jleyank on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @10:18AM
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Well, Newton's laws of motion suffice for non-relativistic motion. Maxwell's equations, I think, suffice for typical electronic/magnetic fields. Judging from all the labs I did or TA'd back then, we have a pretty good handle on friction and inclined planes. While there's a lot of "science at the edges" that's ongoing, much of the everyday, classical things have a suitable solution.
As others have written, modern Engineering could not be done without the existence of such working solutions.