Wilfred Trotter Quote

The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their uselessness, it will not grudge to any unfamiliar conception its moment of full and friendly attention, hoping to expand rather than to minimize what small core of usefulness it may happen to contain.


Observation and Experiment and Their Use in the Medical Sciences, British Medical Journal, Volume 2, 1930


The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their...

The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their...

The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their...

The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their...