Book Recommendation
Einstein’s Space and Van Gogh’s Sky: Physical Reality and Beyond
by Lawrence Leshan and Henry Margenau | Jan 1, 1983
Inspiring quote from Koestler in The Act of Creation (1964)
Einstein’s space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh‘s sky. The glory of science is not in a truth more absolute than the truth of Bach or Tolstoy, but in the act of creation itself. The scientist’s discoveries impose his own order on chaos, as the composer or painter imposes his; an order that always refers to limited aspects of reality, and is based on the observer’s frame of reference, which differs from period to period as a Rembrant nude differs from a nude by Manet.