According to (Steve, 1997 pp24-25), Isaac Newton was a mathematician, physicist of English, alchemist and natural philosopher who influenced men in the history of human beings. He was able to describe law of gravity and motion thereby laying ground work for the classical mechanics. This made Newton to dominate scientific view about the physical universe forming the beginning of modern engineering. Newton demonstrated how movement of objects and celestial bodies was governed by natural laws and the way gravitation theory brought about advancement in scientific revolution. Newton’s stature ranked high according to 2005 survey by Royal Society in Britain for having greater effect in science.
The process of science is very successful in all areas of Endeavour of human being because it is open and ideas are exchanged freely with a lot of knowledge that is available to everyone. In carrying out analysis of the environment around us, science is the best method to use because it delivers the best results. Science has high status and its development is successful due to its openness and availability of programs to all. Open source method of development will compete with other software so that status that results to delivery of better results can be achieved.
Science helps in examination of techniques and methodologies of development for a dominant status to be achieved. Alternative methodologies are examined to establish whether similar techniques can be used for keeping software of open source at bay. Science is followed in predicting heightened activity and development of open source necessary of eventual dominance.
Science is unique and can be clearly understood by everyone because it has open inquiry which developed one instantiation in the entire human history. The Greek alphabet provided philosophical machinery that helped in understanding the nature clearly and the surrounding. Scientists conceived ideas that helped them to understand the universe, how environment was measurable and the way it goes through rational analysis.
(Westfall, 1994 pp12-14) found that, Platonic terms help in understanding the physical world where we live everyday and know that the world has externals and absolutes. Once this machinery is used, scientists are capable of generalizing and visualizing the space and understand how the physical space exists in reality. Greek texts and development of university with intellectual autonomy brought about new thoughts which are efficient, accurate and cheap in bringing about new ideas through the use of modern improved technology. The software of open source is a descendant of the culture of thought due to its properties which are similar and forms basis of science. Scientific process is used for comparison due to its culling and verifying hypothesis with open system that corrects itself. This helps in making progress at a very high rate using a fashion that is trusted and dependable.
When Isaac Newton said that he had seen further by standing on the giants shoulders, the giants he referred to are Flame Teed, Moore Rene, Descartes Edmund, Boyle Henry, Halley John, Galileo Robert, Pierre Gassed and Sir Frances Bacon. Historians thought that the quote was for attacking Hooke because he was short and the two conflicted over the optical discoveries that they were involved in. this interpretation was also used due the disputes he encountered due to his discoveries. (Westfall, 1994 pp15-16).
References
Westfall R. (1994): Isaac Newton and his life: Cambridge University Press pp 12-16.
Steve P. (1997): Science discoveries of Isaac Newton; China: Chad and Tiffany pp 24-27.