Science is for thoughtful people who cannot handle the underlying math that defines what's going on. Many of my fellow engineering students in college transfered from the engineering track to the science track because they could not handle the requisite math...
Engineering is applied science: math, physics, biology and chemistry. We make theories into working models.
Hey! Lay off the scientists! (My business card actually says "Scientist" on it...
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I've been a part of the development of a dozen new drugs. My wife, who is also a biochemist, found a way to create a whole new type of drug that will probably become multiple major new treatments for cancer. Turning an idea into a drug seems quite applied.