Doug: Sounds right to me, as a someone who is both a basic and applied scientist.
Lee At 08:48 PM 11/5/2008, you wrote: >Ed and Joe, > >I'm actually having fun reading what you both have to say. Here is my >definition of the difference between science and technology. A scientist >explores the universe by making observations and then formulating testable >hypotheses based upon these observations. These hypotheses are tested >using tools such as tape measures, laser rangefinders and especially >mathematics. Technology is the practical application of science. So an >engineer may build a bridge using the same tools that the scientist >used. The difference between a scientist and an engineer is not the tools >that they use, but it is in how they use them. > >Doug > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
