Aim Quote by Rene Thom

It is clear that the building of models is not a purely mechanical process but requires skill of a high order - not merely…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a…

— Francisco Varela

Model building is the art of selecting those aspects of a process that are relevant to the question being asked. As with any art,…

— John Henry Holland

The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical…

— John von Neumann

A modeled form is less striking than one which is not. Modeling prevents shock and limits movement to the visual depth. Without modeling or…

— Joan Miro

What distinguishes a mathematical model from, say, a poem, a song, a portrait or any other kind of "model," is that the mathematical model…

— John L. Casti

If you take a more Darwinian point of view the dynamics of the universe are such that as the universe evolved in time, complex…

— Seth Lloyd

Scientists explore the physical world for REPRODUCIBLE PATTERNS, which they represent by MODELS and organize into THEORIES according to LAWS.

— David Hestenes

To model an object is to possess it.

— Pablo Picasso

“Generally, the modeler should look for natural boundaries of the system to capture the most important and impactful structure.”

— Rich Jolly

The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical…

— John Von Neumann

When we describe a process, or make out an invoice, or photograph a tree, we create models; without them we would know nothing of…

— Gerhard Richter