Sherlock Holmes And Einstein

I was reading the "The Woman in Green" one of the many great detective stories by Conan Doyle. By pure coincidence, i also came across this book by Albert Einstein called "The Evolution of Physics". There were a few nice paragraphs that perfectly explained the broader message in Sherlock Holmes....

Here are some of the key paragraphs from the book that make so much sense..........

"In nearly every detective novel since the admirable stories of Conan Doyle, there comes a time where the investigator has collected all the facts he needs for atleast some phase of his problem...These facts often seem quite strange, incoherent and wholly unrelated. The great detective, however, realises that no further investigation is needed at the moment, and that only pure thinking will lead to a correlation of the facts collected. So, he plays his violin, or lounges in his armchair enjoying a pipe, or chats with his dear friend when suddenly, by jove, he has it!!!! Not only does he have an explanation for the clues at hand, but he knows that certain other events must have happened and certain events will happen. Since he now knows exactly, where to look for it, he may go out, if he likes, to collect further confirmation of his theory"

Then Einstein goes on to say...

"The scientist reading the book of nature, if we may be allowed to repeat the trite phrase, must find the solution for himself, for he cannot, as impatient readers of other stories often do, turn to the end of the book..To obtain even a partial solution, the scientist must collect the unordered facts available and make them coherent and understandable by creative thought"

Wow...I am dumbstruck by the message in those paragraphs..A message of believing in patience; watching and thinking of the progress at every step of the way..

What a deep philosophy put beautifully by the great man in such simple words that even a kid can grasp...
Bravo..........