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Operational definition is a term coined by Nobel Prize winning physicist Percy Bridgeman roughly 70 years ago. It is still not widely known or understood, yet it provides a backbone for understanding processes that is more powerful than almost any other factor.
In 1967 The Young Rascals sang, “How can I be sure in the world is constantly changing?
Oh I’m sure nobody thought this at the times the question is a very fundamental one.
It is fundamental because we live in a world of constant change. There’s nothing new about this realization. It’s been known for centuries. Heraclitus who lived in 500 BC said you cannot step out the same stream you step into.Both you and the stream had changed.
The bad news is that I have been doing a terrible job keeping this up to date.
The good news is that I just moved and in the process came across a whole bunch of publications, including many by Deming, that I will proceed to read, comment on and extract what I feel are the salient points.
The following dose of drivel appeared in the Telegraph.co.uk news report dated 13 July 2009.
