“Science is inventive but creative never.”
A Testament (1957)
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“Greek science was less an invention than a revival.”
Preface.
A History of Science Vol.1 Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece (1952)
Context: It is childish to assume that science began in Greece; the Greek "miracle" was prepared by millenia of work in Egypt, Mesopotamia and possibly in other regions. Greek science was less an invention than a revival.
“Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information; it is a creative human activity.”

“The Book of the science of Mechanics must precede the Book of useful inventions.”
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