Science evolves from funeral to funeral.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Scientific progress often happens after old ideas die with their proponents.
- In plain terms
- Science moves forward when old scientists pass away and new ones replace them.
- What can you take from it?
- Progress often requires change in leadership.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much does science depend on individuals?
- What blocks progress?
Another view
Sometimes good ideas are lost when people die.
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