The scientist who has an independent mind and is able to judge the evidence on its merits rather than in light of prevailing conceptions is the one most likely to be able to realize the potentialities in something really new.


The Art of Scientific Investigation, Chapter Three (p. 35), W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1957

William Ian Beardmore Beveridge Quotes

The scientist who has an independent mind and is able to judge the evidence on its merits rather than in light of prevailing conceptions is the one...

The scientist who has an independent mind and is able to judge the evidence on its merits rather than in light of prevailing conceptions is the one...

The scientist who has an independent mind and is able to judge the evidence on its merits rather than in light of prevailing conceptions is the one...

The scientist who has an independent mind and is able to judge the evidence on its merits rather than in light of prevailing conceptions is the one...