Newton was a physicist ... although, I get your point. Yes and no. Maybe what I do will be used in the future. Maybe it won't.
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Newton was a physicist ... although, I get your point. Yes and no. Maybe what I do will be used in the future. Maybe it won't.
Well - some would say he was more an alchemist than a physicist ;-)
http://www.livescience.com/54162-newton-recipe-for-philosophers-stone-rediscovered.html
http://www.alchemylab.com/isaac_newton.htm
But he's of course more known for his contributions to physics...
Looking forward to follow your posts and path ;-) Say Hi to Ashley!
Agreed, surprising how closely linked mathematics and physics are though. Would Pythagoras be a better example? That is academia, you write A* papers and get published in a high impact journal you have a higher chance of influencing the future/being cited.
Mathematicians do not tend to go for the high impact journals like Nature and Science.