Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Insight: Science started as storytelling about the world, then got serious and forgot its roots. Maybe that's why the best breakthroughs now come from people who think like artists—they ask "what if?" instead of just "how?"

Source: Goethe, Scientific Studies, 1798

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Science arose from poetry… when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGoethe, Scientific Studies, 1798

Insight

Science started as storytelling about the world, then got serious and forgot its roots. Maybe that's why the best breakthroughs now come from people who think like artists—they ask "what if?" instead of just "how?"

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a renowned German writer, scientist, and statesman. He is best known for his works such as "Faust," "The Sorrows of Young Werther," and "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship," which have had a lasting impact on German literature. Goethe's diverse talents and intellectual pursuits made him a key figure of the Weimar Classicism movement.

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