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Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky. The glory of science is not in a truth more absolute than the truth of Bach or Tolstoy, but in the act of creation itself. The scientist's discoveries impose his own order on chaos, as the composer or painter imposes his; an order that always refers to limited aspects of reality, and is based on the observer's frame of reference, which differs from period to period as a Rembrandt nude differs from a nude by Manet .
Arthur Koestler— Arthur Koestler, The Act of Creation [ ]
Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky . The glory of science is not in a truth more absolute than the truth of Bach or Tolstoy, but in the act of creation itself. The scientist's discoveries impose his own order on chaos, as the composer or painter imposes his; an order that always refers to limited aspects of reality, and is based on the observer's frame of reference, which differs from period to period as a Rembrant nude differs from a nude by Manet.
Arthur Koestler— The Act of Creation, London, (1970) p. 253.
A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
Leo Szilard— As quoted in "Close-up : I'm looking for a market for wisdom. : Leo Szilard, scientist" in LIFE? magazine, Vol. 51, no. 9 (1 September 1961), p. 75
The citation as used in scientometric analysis and science and technology indicators is not identical to the reference produced at the scientist's desk. In other words, the citation is the product of the citation indexer, not of the scientist.
— Paul Wouters, as cited in: H.F. Moed (2006) Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation. p. 208
