# If all science was to disappear, which 1 scientific theory/formulae would you save?

1. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

Title says it all!

2. May 22, 2004

### Artman

F = ma

Probably the most practical for a time immediately following the loss of all other scientific formulas.

3. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

Good one!

I must say, I'm expecting sum1 to create a forumula with as many different aspects of physics in it post it ... but then again...whose Italics[that] bothered?

4. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

Personally - Theory of Evolution has to be one of the top 5 [though not as immediately practical as f=ma].

Maybe the choice should be based on practicality. Jus had a thought-What about one that the medieval mind-set of seeing the heavens as different from earth i.e. sum of Galilieos ideas maybe. Or maybe Roger Bacon's advocacy of the experimentalism..

5. May 22, 2004

### RBS_5

why? :uhh:

6. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

It's like an interesting (?) way of asking your favourite or most important scientific theories/formulae .... like what would-u-take-to-a-desert-island kind of question.

Oh...i c...you're asking 'y would u save ANY of the formulases' ...lol

7. May 22, 2004

### RBS_5

Exactly. I mean if science is gone ... =)

8. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

lol

You're in the wrong forum then ... :D

9. May 22, 2004

### RBS_5

I suppose so.

10. May 22, 2004

### Janitor

The principle of extremal action.

11. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

What's that Janotor? Haven't heard of that one b4 ...

12. May 22, 2004

### Janitor

It's a fancy-pants way of deriving the dynamics of a system, at least in cases where there is no friction.

13. May 22, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

Oh, ok .... basically advanced stuff I don't understand :D

14. May 22, 2004

### Ebolamonk3y

What is an elektron. Then rest of science can come from that.

15. May 22, 2004

### arildno

$$e^{\pi{i}}+1=0$$
It's such a beatiful formula that it doesn't deserve to die.

16. May 22, 2004

If it all vanished, which idea would I keep?

The scientific method.

17. May 22, 2004

### Tom Mattson

Staff Emeritus
I'd keep the standard model of particle physics, since classical physics can be derived from it.

18. May 22, 2004

### Ivan Seeking

Staff Emeritus
1 = 1; if it’s really true. I have seen a 150 or so page proof of such, but I still think it may just be a vicious rumor.

19. May 23, 2004

### quddusaliquddus

Really? ... what's the problem with working that out?

20. May 23, 2004

### i_wish_i_was_smart

i'd keep calculus, you can do anything with calculus