There are some great men of science whose charm consists in having said the first word on a subject, in having introduced some new idea which has proved fruitful; there are others whose charm consists perhaps in having said the last word on the subject, and who have reduced the subject to logical consistency and clearness.


Life of John William Strutt: Third Baron Rayleigh, Chapter XVII (p. 310), University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 1968

John Strutt Quotes

There are some great men of science whose charm consists in having said the first word on a subject, in having introduced some new idea which has...

There are some great men of science whose charm consists in having said the first word on a subject, in having introduced some new idea which has...

There are some great men of science whose charm consists in having said the first word on a subject, in having introduced some new idea which has...

There are some great men of science whose charm consists in having said the first word on a subject, in having introduced some new idea which has...