Ernst Mayr Quote

It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.


The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution and Inheritance (1982)


It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.

It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.

It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.

It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.