# The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make… by John von Neumann > "The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models." > **— John von Neumann**, *Method in the Physical Sciences (1955), attribution clue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Method in the Physical Sciences (1955), attribution clue.