Quote by Bertrand Russell

In science men have discovered an activity of the very highest value in which they are no longer, as in art, dependent for progress upon the appearance of continually greater genius, for in science the successors stand upon the shoulders of their predecessors; where one man of supreme genius has invented a method, a thousand lesser men can apply it.

In science men have discovered an activity of the very highe

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This quote suggests that in the field of science, progress is not solely reliant on exceptional individual brilliance, unlike in art. Instead, scientific advancements build upon the foundations laid by predecessors. If a person with immense genius develops a method, numerous individuals of lesser genius can still benefit from and employ it. Science is thus seen as a collaborative effort, with each researcher contributing to the collective knowledge, enabling progress to be made by standing on the achievements of those who came before.

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