Re: New particle baffles physicists

From: Tom Potter (tdp_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:49:42 +0800

"Thomas Dent" <tdent@auth.gr> wrote in message
news:cb504c2c.0406280246.bd5991f@posting.google.com...
> "Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> wrote
>
> > If you spend enough money,
> > you can prove almost any model of reality,
> > even General Relativity.
> >
> > Research money is not spent
> > ( As Faraday and Edison spent it.)
> > on pursuing blind experiments
> > to see where they lead,
>
> I will not dwell on the elementary error of asking whether any model
> of reality can be "proved". Not proved, only tested. And right now,
> there are millions of dollars being spent on experiments to measure
> possible *deviations* from GR, such as composition-dependent forces or
> deviations from inverse-square. No luck so far!
>
> I would be interested to know what scientific advances Edison
> produced. Sure, he was maybe the best research engineer and inventor
> ever, but where is his science?

Edison discovered the "Edison Effect"
which introduced the world to unidirectional current flow,
which lead to the invention of the triode,
which lead to the invention of the transistor,
which lead to the invention of integrated circuits,
which lead to the invention of the microprocessor, etc.

The Edison effect,
Volta's the invention of the battery,
and Galileo's discovery of the pendulum
were perhaps the greatest discoveries of all times,
as they revolutionized science, and culture.

The breakthroughs in man's knowledge of reality
come from detailed observations of divers experiments,
NOT from trying to prove some model.

Edison and Faraday were tops at this,
and made many discoveries that
improved man's knowledge of reality,
provided grist for the model makers like Maxwell and Einstein,
and improved the lot of mankind.

As I indicated,
The most viable, cost-effect, productive way to
conduct experiments, is to follow artifact,
rather than follow some model.

Models are strongly biased,
by religion, nationality and ethnicity,
and races, religions and nations
spend an enormous amount of time
trying to promote models that
enhance their prestige, and promote their agenda.

Models follow discovery,
rather than the other way around.

BTW, Edison also invented practical ways to
sound and pictures (The phonograph and movies.),
and these stimulated advances in numerous other areas. 

--
Tom Potter     http://home.earthlink.net/~tdp

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