Hi All, I have tracked the quote to Daniel J Boorstin, 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner and a librarian of Congress. It from an interview with him on pages E 51 & 52 of the March 29, 1984, Orlando Sentinel. The full paragraph on p 52: “What an amateur is, is a lover of a subject. I’m a lover of facts. The fact is the savior, as long as you don’t jam it into some preconceived pattern. The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge.” Best regards, Edgar
> On Jun 4, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Ken Witherly via SEGMIN > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mike > > The quote appeared in an article last month in a major newspaper (New York > Times) and was attributed to Stephen Hawking. I thought was ‘interesting’ > and did a search on Quote Investigator as Mark mentioned this AM; it was > suggested Hawking might not be the source but could not actually pin down > who was…one source suggested the phase was an “aphorism”, defined as a terse > saying embodying a general truth and lacking a specific source. > > Best/Ken > > From: SEGMIN <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Dentith > via SEGMIN > Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Mike Dentith <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SEGMIN] Tensor Research Newsletter > > Hi ken > Hope this finds you safe and well. I was just wondering where the quote > about illusion of knowledge etc came from > Cheers > Mike > > > From: SEGMIN <mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken > Witherly via SEGMIN > Sent: Thursday, 4 June 2020 8:54 PM > To: mailto:[email protected] > Cc: Ken Witherly <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [SEGMIN] Tensor Research Newsletter > > Dear Colleagues- > > Tensor Research Pty. Ltd is pleased to announce that Model Vision 17.0 is > now available. This news and other information is available from the link > below. > > Regards/Ken > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UduDRisNjgQhqWogYu9Q0EQz0dAcJmrk/view?usp=s > haring > > The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery Is Not > Ignorance—It Is the Illusion of Knowledge > > Condor Consulting, Inc > St. 150-2201 Kipling St. > Lakewood CO 80215 USA > T: 303-423-8475 > > Condor North Consulting ULC > St. 311-409 Granville St. > Vancouver BC, V6C 1A3 CANADA > T: 604-630-8334 > > > > ----------------------- > SEGMIN community mailing list service ([email protected]). > Change your personal options here: > https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/options/segmin/wrighton%40aski.ca > Colleagues can join here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/listinfo/segmin > Archives: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/private/segmin/ > NOTE that <Reply> will reply to all members of the list. ----------------------- SEGMIN community mailing list service ([email protected]). Change your personal options here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/options/segmin/archive%40mail-archive.com Colleagues can join here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/listinfo/segmin Archives: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/private/segmin/ NOTE that <Reply> will reply to all members of the list.
