David W. Oxtoby Quote

Upon encountering a new topic, try this: imagine that you are the first person ever to see the laboratory results on which it is based. Imagine that you must construct the new concepts and explanations to interpret these results, and that you will present and defend your conclusions before the scientific community. Be suspicious. Cross-check everything. Demand independent confirmations. Always remain, with Boyle, the skeptical chemist.


Principles of Modern Chemistry (7th ed., 2012) - Ch. 1 : The Atom in Modern Chemistry


Upon encountering a new topic, try this: imagine that you are the first person ever to see the laboratory results on which it is based. Imagine that...

Upon encountering a new topic, try this: imagine that you are the first person ever to see the laboratory results on which it is based. Imagine that...

Upon encountering a new topic, try this: imagine that you are the first person ever to see the laboratory results on which it is based. Imagine that...

Upon encountering a new topic, try this: imagine that you are the first person ever to see the laboratory results on which it is based. Imagine that...