Eric writes:

. . .  but one pictures very different conditions surrounding the
>   creation of mathematical/experimental models of subatomic physics and
>   the creation of paintings, sculpture, music, and literature.

'Tis true the one may take place in the lab and the other in the studio, if
ya wanna get technical about it, but I strongly suspect that the fuzzy
mystical inner workings of the brains of artist and physicist/mathematician
are remarkably similar.  We just use different tools and play to different
audiences; ultimately, anyway, the audience we play for is ourselves/ the
curiosity we seek to assuage is our own.  Only the tools are different.
Anne Lane
Curatorial Assistant
Museum of York County
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Rock Hill, SC  29732-9905
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