# Science Is What We Understand Well Enough to Explain to a Computer Art Is Everything Else We Do by Donald E. Knuth > "Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do." > **— Donald E. Knuth**, *1996, Foreword to A=B* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Foreword to A=B, 1996. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Foreword to A=B](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Knuth) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do." — Donald E. Knuth, 1996, Foreword to A=B https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-donald-knuth-science-understand-well-enough-explain ```