The greatest thrill for a scientist comes not when he has demonstrated a conjecture to be valid but when a departure from expectations convinces him that an accepted theory is wrong.


The Nature of Physical Reality: A Philosophy of Modern Physics, Chapter 2 (p. 19), McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. 1950

Henry Margenau Quotes

The greatest thrill for a scientist comes not when he has demonstrated a conjecture to be valid but when a departure from expectations convinces him...

The greatest thrill for a scientist comes not when he has demonstrated a conjecture to be valid but when a departure from expectations convinces him...

The greatest thrill for a scientist comes not when he has demonstrated a conjecture to be valid but when a departure from expectations convinces him...

The greatest thrill for a scientist comes not when he has demonstrated a conjecture to be valid but when a departure from expectations convinces him...