Quote by Jean Rostand

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in.

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our tim

Summary

This quote highlights the belief that in modern times, it is nearly impossible for one individual to create an entirely new body of work or usher in a whole new field of science, as Louis Pasteur did in his time. It suggests that contemporary advancements are often met with immediate attention and are quickly crowded with numerous contributors, leaving little opportunities for one person to have such a profound impact on a discipline. The quote implies that the speed and accessibility of information and knowledge today have constrained the possibility for an individual to have the same transformative influence on a particular field.

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