Ocupation: Scientist
Life: June 8, 1916 - July 28, 2004
Birthday: June 8
Death: July 28
While Occam's razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research.
source: "What Mad Pursuit". Book by Francis Crick, 1988.
topic: Simplicity, Tools, Use, Occam's Razor, Simplicity And Elegance