[comp.ai.digest] Materials Science

ANDY@SUSHI.STANFORD.EDU (Andy Freeman) (09/17/87)

appears to be a science.  It is the exception that tests the rule
"Every field with `science' in its name isn't."

-andy
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shafto@aurora.UUCP (Michael Shafto) (09/21/87)

I would like an explanation of why Materials Science is
particularly "scientific" compared to other "<foo> Science"
disciplines.  In particular, Materials Science doesn't seem
any more "scientific" (or less) than Computer Science.

Mike Shafto