First, the practice, then the theory

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  • 28/12/2017

    Yan Lecun of Facebook wrote:

    In the history of science and technology, the engineering artefacts have almost always preceded the theoretical understanding: the lens and the telescope preceded optics theory, the steam engine preceded thermodynamics, the airplane preceded flight aerodynamics, radio and data communication preceded information theory, the computer preceded computer science.

    Science and Technology links (December 8th, 2017) – Daniel Lemire’s blog

    This is so true for (much) medicine, too. The journal comes after the discovery.