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"the cost of lost discoveries"? Things will get discovered eventually, by people who are passionate about them.
by nicboobees 11y ago
"the cost of lost discoveries"?
Things will get discovered eventually, by people who are passionate about them.
- rybosome 11y agoThat's not necessarily true; some leaps are so obvious that it was only a matter of time before someone got to them, but there are critical jumps which are not so simple. If Newton hadn't invented Calculus, it's impossible to predict when another soul would have...so it's a damn good thing that he was supported by the Royal Society.