[ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number)

2014-11-29 Thread Alexandre OURJOUMTSEV
Dear Tim, as you know I avoid making public comments and prefer enjoying the comments done by others, however this time is hard to resist :-) I was surprised by your mail : do you mean that mathematicians are NOT SCIENTISTS ?! Do you mean that they are nasty persons who fight against normal

Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number)

2014-11-29 Thread Tim Gruene
Dear Sasha, I was taught that 'scientist' was best translated into German as 'Naturwissenschaftler' rather than the general term 'Wissenschaftler'. Mathematicians were philosophers and e.g. economy belongs maybe to humanities. I thought this distinction was also made at the Imperial College were

Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?!

2014-11-29 Thread Alexandre OURJOUMTSEV
[CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] de la part de Tim Gruene [t...@shelx.uni-ac.gwdg.de] Envoyé : samedi 29 novembre 2014 14:38 À : CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Objet : Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number) Dear Sasha, I was taught that 'scientist

Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number)

2014-11-29 Thread David Schuller
On 11/29/14 07:47, Alexandre OURJOUMTSEV wrote: Dear Tim, as you know I avoid making public comments and prefer enjoying the comments done by others, however this time is hard to resist :-) I was surprised by your mail : do you mean that mathematicians are NOT SCIENTISTS ?! Do you mean that

Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number)

2014-11-29 Thread Keller, Jacob
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 8:39 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] are mathematician scientists ?! (previously Free Reflections as Percent and not a Number) Dear Sasha, I was taught that 'scientist' was best translated into German as 'Naturwissenschaftler' rather than