Math
= (1) the numbers and formulas that must be used to analyse the universe to discern the patterns;
(2) the emerging numberic patterns that come out of science after many analyses are done;
(2) the countless calculations that must be done by the engineer to make sure that the technology works.
Science/Nature
= is the account of what is out/in there in the raw physical universe includes geolgy, plate techtonics, plant pathology, plant propagation, plant animal feeds, plant food production, animal vet, human...., oceanography, mineralogy,
Technology
= what to do with what is out/in there in the raw physical universe: ie. make it in to something humanly useful. Includes areas of invention, design. Can be divided into primitive technology, intermediate (appropriate) technology, industrial technology, high-technology, nanotechnoloyg and biotechnology,
Engineering
= how to make the useful things wanted by technology ie how to make a bridge, how to process ores to make steel, ie civil, structural, geological, astronomical, environmental, computer science, robotics, materials, chemical, ....
Quotable Quote: Sidney Poitier on learning
I'm still learning to express myself more successfully. I read four newspapers a day, plus Time, Newsweek and Science Magazine. I have a fascination for astronomy. I read, I read, I read. I may have a limited understanding of a lot of things, but I can exchange with you at least on the surface. I always perceive myself as wanting to improve. Sometimes this desire is native, sometimes not. When it's not, I think it can be taught.
If you come from a fairly articulate and educated family, they can insist and persist that the child learn to improve himself and his world on a daily basis.
Poitier grew up on Cat Island in the Bahamas, where his dad was a tomato farmer. He left school at 13 and spent his teens doing menial labour. Later, he studied theatre, then acting on Broadway, and then his acting movie career began. He has starred in Raisin in the Sun, Lilies of the Field, In the Heat of the Night, To Sir with Love, Guess Who's Coming for Dinner, and now To Sir with Love II.
from article by Bonnie Churchill, printed in Winnipeg Free Press article 96-04-01.
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