My favourite is Continental Drift. Alfred Wegener thought that the continental sheets moved but the scientific establishment did not. After some decades, Wegener died before his ideas were finally accepted.
I think it was max Planck who said that science advanced by one dead scientist at a time meaning you need to wait for "the consensus" to die before your new idea can be adopted.
My favourite is Continental Drift. Alfred Wegener thought that the continental sheets moved but the scientific establishment did not. After some decades, Wegener died before his ideas were finally accepted.
I think it was max Planck who said that science advanced by one dead scientist at a time meaning you need to wait for "the consensus" to die before your new idea can be adopted.
One dead lab assistant, much as aviation advances over the bodies of dead aircrew and passengers.