Edwin Boring Born : October 23, 1886Died : July 1, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Edwin Boring The historical approach to understanding of scientific fact is what differentiates the scholar in science from the mere experimenter. Edwin Boring understandinghistoricalfacts Half the time I read Hayek's The Sensory Order with amazement at the extent of his reading and comprehension. He is right most of the time. Edwin Boring readinghalforder Sometimes I fear that, if Harvard does not give up trying to turn itself from an Institution of Learning into an Educational Institution, we may have a generation of professors whose duty it will be to disseminate information which they have not the time to acquire. Edwin Boring giving-upfeareducation Doing an experiment is not more important than writing. Edwin Boring importantwritingscience
