Luis Walter Alvarez Quote

Much of the work we do as scientists involves filling in the details about matters that are basically understood already, or applying standard techniques to new specific cases. But occasionally there is a question that offers an opportunity for a really major discovery.


T. Rex and the Crater of Doom, Chapter 2 (p. 42), Princeton University Press. 1997


Much of the work we do as scientists involves filling in the details about matters that are basically understood already, or applying standard...

Much of the work we do as scientists involves filling in the details about matters that are basically understood already, or applying standard...

Much of the work we do as scientists involves filling in the details about matters that are basically understood already, or applying standard...

Much of the work we do as scientists involves filling in the details about matters that are basically understood already, or applying standard...