Imagination

"Imagination is everything. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." Albert Einstein

I have been thinking about this quote by Einstein. Science and maths have always been subjects that required a lot of imagination without us realising it. In maths, numbers require imagination because they are abstract in nature. For example, there is no such thing as a "5". It cannot be seen. However, you can see 5 oranges, 5 cars and 5 tables. "5" therefore, is something that we have to imagine and relate to in order to grasp the fundamentals of maths, such as addition and subtraction.

Likewise, there is a lot of imagination in biology. We cannot see molecules or atoms floating about within our body. Yet, they are there and we have to imagine how these small particles come together to make up the whole organism. Sometimes, imagination is hard work, but with time, imagination lays the foundation for greater discoveries.

Please don't lose your imagination and ability to visualize and understand the "scientific definitions"! On a lighter note, here is a really imaginative movie :) :